Adi12.62

TEXT 62

srivatsa pandita, brahmacari haridasa

purusottama brahmacari, ara krsnadasa

SYNONYMS

srivatsa pandita—of the name Srivatsa Pandita; brahmacari haridasa—of the name Haridasa Brahmacari; purusottama brahmacari—of the name Purusottama Brahmacari; ara—and; krsnadasa—of the name Krsnadasa.

TRANSLATION

Srivatsa Pandita, Haridasa Brahmacari, Purusottama Brahmacari and Krsnadasa were the twenty-fifth, twenty-sixth, twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth branches of Advaita Acarya.

Adi12.63

TEXT 63

purusottama pandita, ara raghunatha

vanamali kavicandra, ara vaidyanatha

SYNONYMS

purusottama pandita—of the name Purusottama Pandita; ara raghunatha—and Raghunatha; vanamali kavicandra—of the name Vanamali Kavicandra; ara—and; vaidyanatha—of the name Vaidyanatha.

TRANSLATION

Purusottama Pandita, Raghunatha, Vanamali Kavicandra and Vaidyanatha were the twenty-ninth, thirtieth, thirty-first and thirty-second branches of Advaita Acarya.

Adi12.64

TEXT 64

lokanatha pandita, ara murari pandita

sri-haricarana, ara madhava pandita

SYNONYMS

lokanatha pandita—of the name Lokanatha Pandita; ara—and; murari pandita—of the name Murari Pandita; sri-haricarana—of the name Sri Haricarana; ara—and; madhava pandita—of the name Madhava Pandita.

TRANSLATION

Lokanatha Pandita, Murari Pandita, Sri Haricarana and Madhava Pandita were the thirty-third, thirty-fourth, thirty-fifth and thirty-sixth branches of Advaita Acarya.

Adi12.65

TEXT 65

vijaya pandita, ara pandita srirama

asankhya advaita-sakha kata la-iba nama

SYNONYMS

vijaya-pandita—of the name Vijaya Pandita; ara—and; pandita srirama—of the name Srirama Pandita; asankhya—innumerable; advaita-sakha—branches of Advaita Acarya; kata—how many; la-iba—shall I enumerate; nama—their names.

TRANSLATION

Vijaya Pandita and Srirama Pandita were two important branches of Advaita Acarya. There are innumerable branches, but I am unable to mention them all.

PURPORT

Since Srivasa Pandita was an incarnation of Narada Muni, his younger brother, Srirama Pandita, is accepted as an incarnation of Parvata Muni, Narada Muni’s most intimate friend.

Adi12.66

TEXT 66

mali-datta jala advaita-skandha yogaya

sei jale jiye sakha,--phula-phala paya

SYNONYMS

mali-datta—given by the gardener; jala—water; advaita-skandha—the branch known as Advaita Acarya; yogaya—supplies; sei—by that; jale—water; jiye—lives; sakha—branches; phula-phala—fruits and flowers; paya—grow.

TRANSLATION

The Advaita Acarya branch received the water supplied by the original gardener, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. In this way, the subbranches were nourished, and their fruits and flowers grew luxuriantly.

PURPORT

The branches of Advaita Acarya nourished by the water (jala) supplied by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu are to be considered bona fide acaryas. As we have discussed hereinbefore, the representatives of Advaita Acarya later divided into two groups-the bona fide branches of the acarya’s disciplic succession and the pretentious branches of Advaita Acarya. Those who followed the principles of Caitanya Mahaprabhu flourished, whereas the others, who are mentioned below in the sixty-seventh verse, dried up.

Adi12.67

TEXT 67

ihara madhye mali pache kona sakha-gana

na mane caitanya-mali durdaiva karana

SYNONYMS

ihara—of them; madhye—within; mali—the gardener; pache—later on; kona—some; sakha-gana—branches; na—does not; mane—accept; caitanya-mali—the gardener Lord Caitanya; durdaiva—unfortunate; karana—reason.

TRANSLATION

After the disappearance of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, some of the branches, for unfortunate reasons, deviated from His path.

Adi12.68

TEXT 68

srjaila, jiyaila, tanre na manila

krtaghna ha-ila, tanre skandha kruddha ha-ila

SYNONYMS

srjaila—fructified; jiyaila—maintained; tanre—Him; na—not; manila—accepted; krtaghna—ungrateful; ha-ila—thus became; tanre—to them; skandha—trunk; kruddha—angry; ha-ila—became.

TRANSLATION

Some branches did not accept the original trunk that vitalized and maintained the entire tree. When they thus became ungrateful, the original trunk was angry at them.

Adi12.69

TEXT 69

kruddha hana skandha tare jala na sancare

jalabhave krsa sakha sukaiya mare

SYNONYMS

kruddha hana—being angry; skandha—the trunk; tare—onto them; jala—water; na—did not; sancare—sprinkle; jala-abhave—for want of water; krsa—thinner; sakha—branch; sukaiya—dried up; mare—died.

TRANSLATION

Thus Lord Caitanya did not sprinkle upon them the water of His mercy, and they gradually withered and died.

Adi12.70

TEXT 70

caitanya-rahita deha--suskakastha-sama

jivitei mrta sei, maile dande yama

SYNONYMS

caitanya-rahita—without consciousness; deha—body; suska-kastha-sama—exactly like dry wood; jivitei—while living; mrta—dead; sei—that; maile—after death; dande—punishes; yama—Yamaraja.

TRANSLATION

A person without Krsna consciousness is no better than dry wood or a dead body. He is understood to be dead while living, and after death he is punishable by Yamaraja.

PURPORT

In the Srimad-Bhagavatam, Sixth Canto, Third Chapter, twenty-ninth verse, Yamaraja, the superintendent of death, tells his assistants what class of men they should bring before him. There he states, “A person whose tongue never describes the qualities and holy name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose heart never throbs as he remembers Krsna and His lotus feet, and whose head never bows in obeisances to the Supreme Lord must be brought before me for punishment.” In other words, nondevotees are brought before Yamaraja for punishment, and thus material nature awards them various types of bodies. After death, which is dehantara, a change of body, nondevotees are brought before Yamaraja for justice. By the judgment of Yamaraja, material nature gives them bodies suitable for the reactions of their past activities. This is the process of dehantara, or transmigration of the self from one body to another. Krsna conscious devotees, however, are not subject to be judged by Yamaraja. For devotees there is an open road, as confirmed in Bhagavad-gita. After giving up the body (tyaktva deham), a devotee never again has to accept another material body, for in a spiritual body he goes back home, back to Godhead. The punishments of Yamaraja are meant for persons who are not Krsna conscious.

Adi12.71

TEXT 71

kevala e gana-prati nahe ei danda

caitanya-vimukha yei sei ta’ pasanda

SYNONYMS

kevala—only; e—this; gana—group; prati—unto them; nahe—it is not; ei—this; danda—punishment; caitanya-vimukha—against Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yei—anyone; sei—he; ta’-but; pasanda—atheist.

TRANSLATION

Not only the misguided descendants of Advaita Acarya but anyone who is against the cult of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu should be considered an atheist subject to be punished by Yamaraja.

Adi12.72

TEXT 72

ki pandita, ki tapasvi, kiba grhi, yati

caitanya-vimukha yei, tara ei gati

SYNONYMS

ki pandita—whether a learned scholar; ki tapasvi—whether a great ascetic; kiba—or; grhi—householder; yati—or sannyasi; caitanya-vimukha—one who is against the cult of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yei—anyone; tara—his; ei—this; gati—destination.

TRANSLATION

Be one a learned scholar, a great ascetic, a successful householder or a famous sannyasi, if one is against the cult of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, he is destined to suffer the punishment meted out by Yamaraja.

Adi12.73

TEXT 73

ye ye laila sri-acyutanandera mata

sei acaryera gana--maha-bhagavata

SYNONYMS

ye ye—anyone who; laila—accepted; sri-acyutanandera—of Sri Acyutananda; mata—the path; sei—those; acaryera gana—descendants of Advaita Acarya; maha-bhagavata—are all great devotees.

TRANSLATION

The descendants of Advaita Acarya who accepted the path of Sri Acyutananda were all great devotees.

PURPORT

In this connection, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, in his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya, gives this short note: “Sri Advaita Acarya is one of the important trunks of the bhakti-kalpataru, or desire tree of devotional service. Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, as a gardener, poured water on the root of the bhakti tree and thus nourished all its trunks and branches. But nevertheless, under the spell of maya, the most unfortunate condition of a living entity, some of the branches, not accepting the gardener who poured water on them, considered the trunk the only cause of the great bhakti-kalpataru. In other words, the branches or descendants of Advaita Acarya who considered Advaita Acarya the original cause of the devotional creeper, and who thus neglected or disobeyed the instructions of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, deprived themselves of the effect of being watered and thus dried up and died. It is further to be understood that not only the misguided descendants of Advaita Acarya but anyone who has no connection with Caitanya Mahaprabhu-even if he is independently a great sannyasi, learned scholar or ascetic-is like a dead branch of a tree.”

This analysis by Sri Bhaktivinoda Thakura, supporting the statements of Sri Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami, depicts the position of the present so-called Hindu religion, which, being predominantly conducted by the Mayavada philosophy, has become a hodgepodge institution of various concocted ideas. Mayavadis greatly fear the Krsna consciousness movement and accuse it of spoiling the Hindu religion because it accepts people from all parts of the world and all religious sects and scientifically engages them in the daiva-varnasrama-dharma. As we have explained several times, however, we find no such word as “Hindu” in the Vedic literature. The word most probably came from Afghanistan, a predominantly Muslim country, and originally referred to a pass in Afghanistan known as Hindukush that is still a part of a trade route between India and various Muslim countries.

The actual Vedic system of religion is called varnasrama-dharma, as confirmed in the Visnu Purana:

varnasramacaravata
purusena parah puman
visnur aradhyate pantha
nanyat tat-tosa-karanam

(Visnu Purana 3.8.9)

The Vedic literature recommends that a human being follow the principles of varnasrama-dharma. Accepting the process of varnasrama-dharma will make a person’s life successful because this will connect him with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the goal of human life. Therefore the Krsna consciousness movement is meant for all of humanity. Although human society has different sections or subdivisions, all human beings belong to one species, and therefore we accept that they all have the ability to understand their constitutional position in connection with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu confirms, jivera ’svarupa’ haya--krsnera nitya-dasa: “Every living entity is an eternal part, an eternal servant, of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.” Every living entity who attains the human form of life can understand the importance of his position and thus become eligible to become a devotee of Lord Krsna. We take it for granted, therefore, that all humanity should be educated in Krsna consciousness. Indeed, in all parts of the world, in every country where we preach the sankirtana movement, we find that people very easily accept the Hare Krsna maha-mantra without hesitation. The visible effect of this chanting is that the members of the Hare Krsna movement, regardless of their backgrounds, all give up the four principles of sinful life and come to an elevated standard of devotion.

Although posing as great scholars, ascetics, householders and svamis, the so-called followers of the Hindu religion are all useless, dried-up branches of the Vedic religion. They are impotent; they cannot do anything to spread the Vedic culture for the benefit of human society. The essence of the Vedic culture is the message of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Lord Caitanya instructed:

yare dekha, tare kaha ’krsna’ upadesa
amara ajnaya guru hana tara’ ei desa

Adi12.74

TEXT 74

sei sei,--acaryera krpara bhajana

anayase paila sei caitanya-carana

SYNONYMS

sei sei—whoever; acaryera—of Advaita Acarya; krpara—of the mercy; bhajana—eligible candidate; anayase—without difficulty; paila—got; sei—he; caitanya-carana—the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

By the mercy of Advaita Acarya, the devotees who strictly followed the path of Caitanya Mahaprabhu attained the shelter of Lord Caitanya’s lotus feet without difficulty.

Adi12.75

TEXT 75

acyutera yei mata, sei mata sara

ara yata mata saba haila charakhara

SYNONYMS

acyutera—of Acyutananda; yei—which; mata—direction; sei—that; mata—direction; sara—essential; ara—other; yata—all; mata—directions; saba—all; haila—became; charakhara—dismantled.

TRANSLATION

It should be concluded, therefore, that the path of Acyutananda is the essence of spiritual life. Those who did not follow this path simply scattered.

Adi12.76

TEXT 76

sei acarya-gane mora koti namaskara

acyutananda-praya, caitanya--jivana yanhara

SYNONYMS

sei—those; acarya-gane—unto the spiritual masters; mora—my; koti—millions; namaskara—obeisances; acyutananda-praya—almost as good as Acyutananda; caitanya—Caitanya Mahaprabhu; jivana—life; yanhara—whose.

TRANSLATION

I therefore offer my respectful obeisances millions of times to Acyutananda’s actual followers, whose life and soul was Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Adi12.77

TEXT 77

ei ta’ kahilan acarya-gosanira gana

tina skandha-sakhara kaila sanksepa ganana

SYNONYMS

ei ta’-thus; kahilan—I have spoken; acarya—Advaita Acarya; gosanira—of the spiritual master; gana—descendants; tina—three; skandha—of the trunk; sakhara—of branches; kaila—was done; sanksepa—in brief; ganana—counting.

TRANSLATION

Thus I have briefly described the three branches [Acyutananda, Krsna Misra and Gopala] of Sri Advaita Acarya’s descendants.

Adi12.78

TEXT 78

sakha-upasakha, tara nahika ganana

kichu-matra kahi’ kari dig-darasana

SYNONYMS

sakha-upasakha—branches and subbranches; tara—of them; nahika—there is no; ganana—counting; kichu-matra—something about them; kahi’-describing; kari—I am simply giving; dig-darasana—a glimpse of the direction.

TRANSLATION

There are multifarious branches and subbranches of Advaita Acarya. It is very difficult to enumerate them fully. I have simply given a glimpse of the whole trunk and its branches and subbranches.

Adi12.79

TEXT 79

sri-gadadhara pandita sakhate mahottama

tanra upasakha kichu kari ye ganana

SYNONYMS

sri-gadadhara pandita—Sri Gadadhara Pandita; sakhate—of the branch; mahottama—very great; tanra—his; upasakha—branches and subbranches; kichu—something; kari—let me do; ye—that; ganana—counting.

TRANSLATION

After describing the branches and subbranches of Advaita Acarya, I shall now attempt to describe some of the descendants of Sri Gadadhara Pandita, the most important among the branches.

Adi12.80

TEXT 80

sakha-srestha dhruvananda, sridhara brahmacari

bhagavatacarya, haridasa brahmacari

SYNONYMS

sakha-srestha—the chief branch; dhruvananda—of the name Dhruvananda; sridhara brahmacari—of the name Sridhara Brahmacari; bhagavatacarya—of the name Bhagavatacarya; haridasa brahmacari—of the name Haridasa Brahmacari.

TRANSLATION

The chief branches of Sri Gadadhara Pandita were (1) Sri Dhruvananda, (2) Sridhara Brahmacari, (3) Haridasa Brahmacari and (4) Raghunatha Bhagavatacarya.

PURPORT

Verse 152 of the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika describes Sri Dhruvananda Brahmacari as an incarnation of Lalita, and verse 194 describes Sridhara Brahmacari as the gopi known as Candralatika.

Adi12.81

TEXT 81

ananta acarya, kavidatta, misra-nayana

gangamantri mamu thakura, kanthabharana

SYNONYMS

ananta acarya—of the name Ananta Acarya; kavi-datta—of the name Kavi Datta; misra-nayana—of the name Nayana Misra; gangamantri—of the name Gangamantri; mamu thakura—of the name Mamu Thakura; kanthabharana—of the name Kanthabharana.

TRANSLATION

The fifth branch was Ananta Acarya; the sixth, Kavi Datta; the seventh, Nayana Misra; the eighth, Gangamantri; the ninth, Mamu Thakura; and the tenth, Kanthabharana.

PURPORT

Verses 197 and 207 of the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika describe Kavi Datta as the gopi named Kalakanthi, verses 196 and 207 describe Nayana Misra as the gopi named Nitya-manjari, and verses 196 and 205 describe Gangamantri as the gopi named Candrika. Mamu Thakura, whose real name was Jagannatha Cakravarti, was the nephew of Sri Nilambara Cakravarti, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s grandfather. In Bengal a maternal uncle is called mama, and in East Bengal and Orissa, mamu. Thus Jagannatha Cakravarti was known as Mama or Mamu Thakura. Mamu Thakura’s residence was in the district of Faridpur in the village known as Magadoba. After the demise of Sri Gadadhara Pandita, Mamu Thakura became the priest in charge of the temple known as Tota-gopinatha in Jagannatha Puri. According to the opinion of some Vaisnavas, Mamu Thakura was formerly known as Sri Rupa-manjari. The followers of Mamu Thakura were Raghunatha Gosvami, Ramacandra, Radhavallabha, Krsnajivana, Syamasundara, Santamani, Harinatha, Navinacandra, Matilala, Dayamayi and Kunjavihari.

Kanthabharana, whose original name was Sri Ananta Cattaraja, was the gopi named Gopali in krsna-lila.

Adi12.82

TEXT 82

bhugarbha gosani, ara bhagavata-dasa

yei dui asi’ kaila vrndavane vasa

SYNONYMS

bhugarbha gosani—of the name Bhugarbha Gosani; ara—and; bhagavata-dasa—of the name Bhagavata dasa; yei dui—both of them; asi’-coming; kaila—did; vrndavane vasa—residing in Vrndavana.

TRANSLATION

The eleventh branch of Gadadhara Gosvami was Bhugarbha Gosani, and the twelfth was Bhagavata dasa. Both of them went to Vrndavana and resided there for life.

PURPORT

Bhugarbha Gosani, formerly known as Prema-manjari, was a great friend of Lokanatha Gosvami, who constructed the temple of Gokulananda, one of the seven important temples of Vrndavana-namely, Govinda, Gopinatha, Madana-mohana, Radharamana, Syamasundara, Radha-Damodara and Gokulananda-that are authorized institutions of Gaudiya Vaisnavas.

Adi12.83

TEXT 83

vaninatha brahmacari--bada mahasaya

vallabha-caitanya-dasa--krsna-premamaya

SYNONYMS

vaninatha brahmacari—of the name Vaninatha Brahmacari; bada mahasaya—very great personality; vallabha-caitanya-dasa—of the name Vallabha-caitanya dasa; krsna-prema-maya—always filled with love of Krsna.

TRANSLATION

The thirteenth branch was Vaninatha Brahmacari, and the fourteenth was Vallabha-caitanya dasa. Both of these great personalities were always filled with love of Krsna.

PURPORT

Sri Vaninatha Brahmacari is described in the Tenth Chapter, verse 114, of Adi-lila. A disciple of Vallabha-caitanya named Nalini-mohana Gosvami established a temple of Madana-gopala in Navadvipa.

Adi12.84

TEXT 84

srinatha cakravarti, ara uddhava dasa

jitamitra, kasthakata-jagannatha-dasa

SYNONYMS

srinatha cakravarti—of the name Srinatha Cakravarti; ara—and; uddhava dasa—of the name Uddhava dasa; jitamitra—of the name Jitamitra; kasthakata jagannatha-dasa—of the name Kasthakata Jagannatha dasa.

TRANSLATION

The fifteenth branch was Srinatha Cakravarti; the sixteenth, Uddhava; the seventeenth, Jitamitra; and the eighteenth, Jagannatha dasa.

PURPORT

The Sakha-nirnaya, verse 13, mentions Srinatha Cakravarti as a reservoir of all good qualities and an expert in the service of Lord Krsna. Similarly, verse 35 mentions Uddhava dasa as being greatly qualified in distributing love of Godhead to everyone. The Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika, verse 202, mentions Jitamitra as the gopi named Syama-manjari. Jitamitra wrote a book entitled Krsna-mayurya. Jagannatha dasa was a resident of Vikramapura, near Dacca. His birthplace was the village known as Kasthakata or Kathadiya. His descendants now reside in villages known as Adiyala, Kamarapada and Paikapada. He established a temple of Yasomadhava. The worshipers in this temple are the Gosvamis of Adiyala. As one of the sixty-four sakhis, he was formerly an assistant of Citradevi-gopi named Tilakini. The following is a list of his descendants: Ramanrsimha, Ramagopala, Ramacandra, Sanatana, Muktarama, Gopinatha, Goloka, Harimohana Siromani, Rakhalaraja, Madhava and Laksmikanta. The Sakha-nirnaya mentions that Jagannatha dasa preached the Hare Krsna movement in the district or state of Tripura.

Adi12.85

TEXT 85

sri-hari acarya, sadi-puriya gopala

krsnadasa brahmacari, puspa-gopala

SYNONYMS

sri-hari acarya—of the name Sri Hari Acarya; sadi-puriya gopala—of the name Sadipuriya Gopala; krsnadasa brahmacari—of the name Krsnadasa Brahmacari; puspa-gopala—of the name Puspagopala.

TRANSLATION

The nineteenth branch was Sri Hari Acarya; the twentieth, Sadipuriya Gopala; the twenty-first, Krsnadasa Brahmacari; and the twenty-second, Puspagopala.

PURPORT

The Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika, verses 196 and 207, mentions that Hari Acarya was formerly the gopi named Kalaksi. Sadipuriya Gopala is celebrated as a preacher of the Hare Krsna movement in Vikramapura, in East Bengal. Krsnadasa Brahmacari was formerly among the group of sakhis known as the asta-sakhis. His name was Indulekha. Krsnadasa Brahmacari lived in Vrndavana. There is a tomb in the Radha-Damodara temple known as Krsnadasa’s tomb. Some say that this is the tomb of Krsnadasa Brahmacari and others Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami. In either case we offer our respects because both of them were expert in distributing love of Godhead to the fallen souls of this age. The Sakha-nirnaya mentions that Puspagopala was formerly known as Svarnagramaka.

Adi12.86

TEXT 86

sriharsa, raghu-misra, pandita laksminatha

bangavati-caitanya-dasa, sri-raghunatha

SYNONYMS

sriharsa—of the name Sriharsa; raghu-misra—of the name Raghu Misra; pandita laksminatha—of the name Laksminatha Pandita; bangavati-caitanya-dasa—of the name Bangavati Caitanya dasa; sri-raghunatha—of the name Sri Raghunatha.

TRANSLATION

The twenty-third branch was Sriharsa; the twenty-fourth, Raghu Misra; the twenty-fifth, Laksminatha Pandita; the twenty-sixth, Bangavati Caitanya dasa; and the twenty-seventh, Raghunatha.

PURPORT

Raghu Misra is described in the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika, verses 195 and 201, as Karpura-manjari. Similarly, Laksminatha Pandita is mentioned as Rasonmada, and Bangavati Caitanya dasa is mentioned as Kali. The Sakha-nirnaya states that Bangavati Caitanya dasa was always seen with eyes full of tears. He also had a branch of descendants. Their names were Mathuraprasada, Rukminikanta, Jivanakrsna, Yugalakisora, Ratanakrsna, Radhamadhava, Usamani, Vaikunthanatha and Lalamohana, or Lalamohana Saha Sankhanidhi. Lalamohana was a great merchant in the city of Dacca. The Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika, verses 194 and 200, mentions that Raghunatha was formerly Varangada.

Adi12.87

TEXT 87

amogha pandita, hasti-gopala, caitanya-vallabha

yadu ganguli ara mangala vaisnava

SYNONYMS

amogha pandita—of the name Amogha Pandita; hasti-gopala—of the name Hastigopala; caitanya-vallabha—of the name Caitanya-vallabha; yadu ganguli—of the name Yadu Ganguli; ara—and; mangala vaisnava—of the name Mangala Vaisnava.

TRANSLATION

The twenty-eighth branch was Amogha Pandita; the twenty-ninth, Hastigopala; the thirtieth, Caitanya-vallabha; the thirty-first, Yadu Ganguli; and the thirty-second, Mangala Vaisnava.

PURPORT

Sri Mangala Vaisnava was a resident of the village Titakana in the district of Mursidabada. His forefathers were saktas who worshiped the goddess Kiritesvari. It is said that Mangala Vaisnava, formerly a staunch brahmacari, left home and later married the daughter of his disciple Prananatha Adhikari in the village of Mayanadala. The descendants of this family are known as the Thakuras of Kandada, which is a village in the district of Burdwan near Katwa. Scattered descendants of Mangala Vaisnava, thirty-six families altogether, still live there. Among the celebrated disciples of Mangala Thakura are Prananatha Adhikari, Purusottama Cakravarti of the village of Kandada, and Nrsimha-prasada Mitra, whose family members are well-known mrdanga players. Sudhakrsna Mitra and Nikunjavihari Mitra are both especially famous mrdanga players. In the family of Purusottama Cakravarti there are famous persons like Kunjavihari Cakravarti and Radhavallabha Cakravarti, who now live in the district of Birbhum. They professionally recite songs from Caitanya-mangala. It is said that when Mangala Thakura was constructing a road from Bengal to Jagannatha Puri, he found a Deity of Radhavallabha while digging a lake. At that time he was living in the locality of Kandada in the village named Ranipura. The salagrama-sila personally worshiped by Mangala Thakura still exists in the village of Kandada. A temple has been constructed there for the worship of Vrndavana-candra. Mangala Thakura had three sons-Radhikaprasada, Gopiramana and Syamakisora. The descendants of these three sons are still living.

Adi12.88

TEXT 88

cakravarti sivananda sada vrajavasi

mahasakha-madhye tenho sudrdha visvasi

SYNONYMS

cakravarti sivananda—of the name Sivananda Cakravarti; sada—always; vraja-vasi—resident of Vrndavana; maha-sakha-madhye—amongst the great branches; tenho—he is; sudrdha visvasi—possessing firm faith.

TRANSLATION

Sivananda Cakravarti, the thirty-third branch, who always lived in Vrndavana with firm conviction, is considered an important branch of Gadadhara Pandita.

PURPORT

The Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika, verse 183, mentions that Sivananda Cakravarti was formerly Lavanga-manjari. The Sakha-nirnaya, written by Yadunandana dasa, also names other branches of Gadadhara Pandita, as follows: (1) Madhava Acarya, (2) Gopala dasa, (3) Hrdayananda, (4) Vallabha Bhatta (the Vallabha-sampradaya, or Pustimarga-sampradaya, is very famous), (5) Madhu Pandita (this famous devotee lived near Khadadaha in the village known as Sanibona-grama, about two miles east of the Khadadaha station, and constructed the temple of Gopinathaji in Vrndavana), (6) Acyutananda, (7) Candrasekhara, (8) Vakresvara Pandita, (9) Damodara, (10) Bhagavan Acarya, (11) Ananta Acaryavarya, (12) Krsnadasa, (13) Paramananda Bhattacarya, (14) Bhavananda Gosvami, (15) Caitanya dasa, (16) Lokanatha Bhatta (this devotee, who lived in the village of Talakhadi in the district of Yasohara and constructed the temple of Radhavinoda, was the spiritual master of Narottama dasa Thakura and a great friend of Bhugarbha Gosvami), (17) Govinda Acarya, (18) Akrura Thakura, (19) Sanketa Acarya, (20) Pratapaditya, (21) Kamalakanta Acarya, (22) Yadava Acarya and (23) Narayana Padihari (a resident of Jagannatha Puri).

Adi12.89

TEXT 89

ei ta’ sanksepe kahilan panditera gana

aiche ara sakha-upasakhara ganana

SYNONYMS

ei ta’-thus; sanksepe—in brief; kahilan—I have described; panditera gana—the branches of Sri Gadadhara Pandita; aiche—similarly; ara—another; sakha-upasakhara ganana—description of branches and subbranches.

TRANSLATION

Thus I have briefly described the branches and subbranches of Gadadhara Pandita. There are still many more that I have not mentioned here.

Adi12.90

TEXT 90

panditera gana saba,--bhagavata dhanya

prana-vallabha--sabara sri-krsna-caitanya

SYNONYMS

panditera—of Gadadhara Pandita; gana—followers; saba—all; bhagavata dhanya—glorious devotees; prana-vallabha—the heart and soul; sabara—of all of them; sri-krsna-caitanya—Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

All the followers of Gadadhara Pandita are considered great devotees because they have Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu as their life and soul.

Adi12.91

TEXT 91

ei tina skandhera kailun sakhara ganana

yan-saba-smarane bhava-bandha-vimocana

SYNONYMS

ei tina—of all these three; skandhera—trunks; kailun—described; sakhara ganana—enumeration of the branches; yan-saba—all of them; smarane—by remembering; bhava-bandha—from entanglement in the material world; vimocana—freedom.

TRANSLATION

Simply by remembering the names of all these branches and subbranches of the three trunks I have described [Nityananda, Advaita and Gadadhara], one attains freedom from the entanglement of material existence.

Adi12.92

TEXT 92

yan-saba-smarane pai caitanya-carana

yan-saba-smarane haya vanchita purana

SYNONYMS

yan-saba—all of them; smarane—by remembering; pai—I get; caitanya-carana—the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yan-saba—all of them; smarane—by remembering; haya—becomes; vanchita purana—fulfillment of all desires.

TRANSLATION

Simply by remembering the names of all these Vaisnavas, one can attain the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Indeed, simply by remembering their holy names, one achieves the fulfillment of all desires.

Adi12.93

TEXT 93

ataeva tan-sabara vandiye carana

caitanya-malira kahi lila-anukrama

SYNONYMS

ataeva—therefore; tan-sabara—of all of them; vandiye—I offer prayers; carana—to the lotus feet; caitanya-malira—of the gardener known as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kahi—I speak; lila-anukrama—the pastimes in chronological order.

TRANSLATION

Therefore, offering my obeisances at the lotus feet of them all, I shall describe the pastimes of the gardener Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in chronological order.

Adi12.94

TEXT 94

gaura-lilamrta-sindhu--apara agadha

ke karite pare tahan avagaha-sadha

SYNONYMS

gaura-lilamrta-sindhu—the ocean of the pastimes of Lord Caitanya; apara—immeasurable; agadha—unfathomable; ke—who; karite—to do; pare—is able; tahan—in that ocean; avagaha—taking a dip; sadha—execution.

TRANSLATION

The ocean of the pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu is immeasurable and unfathomable. Who can take the courage to measure that great ocean?

Adi12.95

TEXT 95

tahara madhurya-gandhe lubdha haya mana

ataeva tate rahi’ caki eka kana

SYNONYMS

tahara—His; madhurya—sweet and mellow; gandhe—by the fragrance; lubdha—attracted; haya—becomes; mana—mind; ataeva—therefore; tate—on the beach; rahi’-standing; caki—I taste; eka—one; kana—particle.

TRANSLATION

It is not possible to dip into that great ocean, but its sweet mellow fragrance attracts my mind. I therefore stand on the shore of that ocean to try to taste but a drop of it.

Adi12.96

TEXT 96

sri-rupa-raghunatha-pade yara asa

caitanya-caritamrta kahe krsnadasa

SYNONYMS

sri-rupa—Srila Rupa Gosvami; raghunatha—Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami; pade—at their lotus feet; yara—whose; asa—expectation; caitanya-caritamrta—the book named Caitanya-caritamrta; kahe—describes; krsna-dasa—Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami.

TRANSLATION

Praying at the lotus feet of Sri Rupa and Sri Raghunatha, always desiring their mercy, I, Krsnadasa, narrate Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, following in their footsteps.

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports to Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila, Twelfth Chapter, describing the expansions of Advaita Acarya and Gadadhara Pandita.