Sri Caitanya-caritamrta: Adi-lila
by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Chapter 10

Adi10.51

TEXT 51

cikitsa karena yare ha-iya sadaya

deha-roga bhava-roga,--dui tara ksaya

SYNONYMS

cikitsa—medical treatment; karena—did; yare—upon whom; ha-iya—becoming; sadaya—merciful; deha-roga—the disease of the body; bhava-roga—the disease of material existence; dui—both; tara—his; ksaya—diminished.

TRANSLATION

As Murari Gupta treated his patients, by his mercy both their bodily and spiritual diseases subsided.

PURPORT

Murari Gupta could treat both bodily and spiritual disease because he was a physician by profession and a great devotee of the Lord in terms of spiritual advancement. This is an example of service to humanity. Everyone should know that there are two kinds of diseases in human society. One disease, which is called adhyatmika, or material disease, pertains to the body, but the main disease is spiritual. The living entity is eternal, but somehow or other, when in contact with the material energy, he is subjected to the repetition of birth, death, old age and disease. The physicians of the modern day should learn from Murari Gupta. Although modern philanthropic physicians open gigantic hospitals, there are no hospitals to cure the material disease of the spirit soul. The Krsna consciousness movement has taken up the mission of curing this disease, but people are not very appreciative because they do not know what this disease is. A diseased person needs both proper medicine and a proper diet, and therefore the Krsna consciousness movement supplies materially stricken people with the medicine of the chanting of the holy name, or the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, and the diet of prasada. There are many hospitals and medical clinics to cure bodily diseases, but there are no such hospitals to cure the material disease of the spirit soul. The centers of the Krsna consciousness movement are the only established hospitals that can cure man of birth, death, old age and disease.

Adi10.52

TEXT 52

sriman sena prabhura sevaka pradhana

caitanya-carana vinu nahi jane ana

SYNONYMS

sriman sena—of the name Sriman Sena; prabhura—of the Lord; sevaka—servant; pradhana—chief; caitanya-carana—the lotus feet of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; vinu—except; nahi—does not; jane—know; ana—anything else.

TRANSLATION

Sriman Sena, the twenty-second branch of the Caitanya tree, was a very faithful servant of Lord Caitanya. He knew nothing else but the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

PURPORT

Sriman Sena was one of the inhabitants of Navadvipa and was a constant companion of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Adi10.53

TEXT 53

sri-gadadhara dasa sakha sarvopari

kaji-ganera mukhe yenha bolaila hari

SYNONYMS

sri-gadadhara dasa-of the name Sri Gadadhara dasa; sakha-another branch; sarva-upari-above all; kaji-ganera-of the Kazis (Muslim magistrates); mukhe-in the mouth; yenha-one who; bolaila-caused to speak; hari-the holy name of Hari.

TRANSLATION

Sri Gadadhara dasa, the twenty-third branch, was understood to be the topmost, for he induced all the Muslim Kazis to chant the holy name of Lord Hari.

PURPORT

About eight or ten miles from Calcutta on the banks of the Ganges is a village known as Endiyadaha-grama. Srila Gadadhara dasa was known as an inhabitant of this village (endiyadaha-vasi gadadhara dasa). The Bhakti-ratnakara (Seventh Wave), informs us that after the disappearance of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Gadadhara dasa came from Navadvipa to Katwa. Thereafter he came to Endiyadaha and resided there. He is stated to be the luster of the body of Srimati Radharani, just as Srila Gadadhara Pandita Gosvami is an incarnation of Srimati Radharani Herself. Caitanya Mahaprabhu is sometimes explained to be radha-bhava-dyuti-suvalita, or characterized by the emotions and bodily luster of Srimati Radharani. Gadadhara dasa is this dyuti, or luster. In the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika he is described to be the expansion potency of Srimati Radharani. He counts among the associates of both Srila Gaurahari and Nityananda Prabhu; as a devotee of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu he was one of the associates of Lord Krsna in conjugal love, and as a devotee of Lord Nityananda he is considered to have been one of the friends of Krsna in pure devotional service. Even though he was an associate of Lord Nityananda Prabhu, he was not among the cowherd boys but was situated in the transcendental mellow of conjugal love. He established a temple of Sri Gaurasundara in Katwa.

In 1434 sakabda (A.D. 1513), when Lord Nityananda Prabhu was empowered by Lord Caitanya to preach the sankirtana movement in Bengal, Sri Gadadhara dasa was one of Lord Nityananda’s chief assistants. He preached the sankirtana movement by requesting everyone to chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. This simple preaching method of Srila Gadadhara dasa can be followed by anyone and everyone in any position of society. One must simply be a sincere and serious servant of Nityananda Prabhu and preach this cult door to door.

When Srila Gadadhara dasa Prabhu was preaching the cult of hari-kirtana, there was a magistrate who was very much against his sankirtana movement. Following in the footsteps of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Srila Gadadhara dasa one night went to the house of the Kazi and requested him to chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. The Kazi replied, “All right, I shall chant Hare Krsna tomorrow.” On hearing this, Srila Gadadhara dasa Prabhu began to dance, and he said, “Why tomorrow? You have already chanted the Hare Krsna mantra, so simply continue.”

In the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika (verses 154-55) it is said:

radha-vibhuti-rupa ya
candrakantih pura vraje
sa sri-gauranga-nikate
dasa-vamsyo gadadharah

purnananda vraje yasid
baladeva-priyagrani
sapi karya-vasad eva
pravisat tam gadadharam

Srila Gadadhara dasa is considered to be a united form of Candrakanti, who is the effulgence of Srimati Radharani, and Purnananda, who is the foremost of Lord Balarama’s very dear girlfriends. Thus Srila Gadadhara dasa Prabhu was one of the associates of both Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda Prabhu.

Once while Srila Gadadhara dasa Prabhu was returning to Bengal from Jagannatha Puri with Nityananda Prabhu, he forgot himself and began talking very loudly as if he were a girl of Vrajabhumi selling yogurt, and Srila Nityananda Prabhu noted this. Another time, while absorbed in the ecstasy of the gopis, he carried a jug filled with Ganges water on his head as if he were selling milk. When Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu appeared in the house of Raghava Pandita while going to Vrndavana, Gadadhara dasa went to see Him, and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was so glad that He put His foot on his head. When Gadadhara dasa Prabhu was present in Endiyadaha he established a Bala Gopala murti for worship there. Sri Madhava Ghosa performed a drama known as “Dana-khanda” with the help of Sri Nityananda Prabhu and Sri Gadadhara dasa. This is explained in the Caitanya-bhagavata, Antya-lila 5.318-94.

The tomb of Gadadhara dasa Prabhu, which is in the village of Endiyadaha, was under the control of the Samyogi Vaisnavas and later under the direction of Siddha Bhagavan dasa Babaji of Kalna. By his order, Sri Madhusudana Mullik, one of the members of the aristocratic Mullik family of the Narikeladanga in Calcutta, established a patavati (monastery) there in the Bengali year 1256 (A.D. 1849). He also arranged for the worship of a Deity named Sri Radhakanta. His son Balaicanda Mullik established Gaura-Nitai Deities there in the Bengali year 1312 (A.D. 1905). Thus on the throne of the temple are both Gaura-Nityananda Deities and Radha-Krsna Deities. Below the throne is a tablet with an inscription written in Sanskrit. In that temple there is also a small Deity of Lord Siva as Gopesvara. This is all described on a stone by the side of the entrance door.

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TEXT 54

sivananda sena--prabhura bhrtya antaranga

prabhu-sthane yaite sabe layena yanra sanga

SYNONYMS

sivananda sena—of the name Sivananda Sena; prabhura—of the Lord; bhrtya—servant; antaranga—very confidential; prabhu-sthane—in Jagannatha Puri, where the Lord was staying; yaite—while going; sabe—all; layena—took; yanra—whose; sanga—shelter.

TRANSLATION

Sivananda Sena, the twenty-fourth branch of the tree, was an extremely confidential servant of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Everyone who went to Jagannatha Puri to visit Lord Caitanya took shelter and guidance from Sri Sivananda Sena.

Adi10.55

TEXT 55

prativarse prabhu-gana sangete la-iya

nilacale calena pathe palana kariya

SYNONYMS

prati-varse—every year; prabhu-gana—the devotees of Lord Caitanya; sangete—along with; la-iya—taking; nilacale—to Jagannatha Puri; calena—goes; pathe—on the road; palana—maintenance; kariya—providing.

TRANSLATION

Every year he took a party of devotees from Bengal to Jagannatha Puri to visit Lord Caitanya. He maintained the entire party as they journeyed on the road.

Adi10.56

TEXT 56

bhakte krpa karena prabhu e-tina svarupe

’saksat,’ ’avesa’ ara ’avirbhava’-rupe

SYNONYMS

bhakte—unto devotees; krpa—mercy; karena—bestows; prabhu—Lord Caitanya; e—these; tina—three; svarupe—features; saksat—directly; avesa—empowered by the Lord; ara—and; avirbhava—appearance; rupe—in the features.

TRANSLATION

Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu bestows His causeless mercy upon His devotees in three features: His own direct appearance [saksat], His prowess within someone He empowers [avesa], and His manifestation [avirbhava].

PURPORT

The saksat feature of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is His personal presence. Avesa refers to invested power, like that invested in Nakula Brahmacari. Avirbhava is a manifestation of the Lord that appears even though He is personally not present. For example, Sri Sacimata offered food at home to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu although He was far away in Jagannatha Puri, and when she opened her eyes after offering the food she saw that it had actually been eaten by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Similarly, when Srivasa Thakura performed sankirtana, everyone felt the presence of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, even in His absence. This is another example of avirbhava.

Adi10.57

TEXT 57

’saksate’ sakala bhakta dekhe nirvisesa

nakula brahmacari-dehe prabhura ’avesa’

SYNONYMS

saksate—directly; sakala—all; bhakta—devotees; dekhe—see; nirvisesa—nothing peculiar but as He is; nakula brahmacari—of the name Nakula Brahmacari; dehe—in the body; prabhura—the Lord’s; avesa—symptoms of power.

TRANSLATION

The appearance of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in every devotee’s presence is called saksat. His appearance in Nakula Brahmacari as a symptom of special prowess is an example of avesa.

Adi10.58

TEXT 58

’pradyumna brahmacari’ tanra age nama chila

’nrsimhananda’ nama prabhu pache ta’ rakhila

SYNONYMS

pradyumna brahmacari—of the name Pradyumna Brahmacari; tanra—his; age—previously; nama—name; chila—was; nrsimhananda—of the name Nrsimhananda; nama—the name; prabhu—the Lord; pache—afterward; ta’-certainly; rakhila—kept it.

TRANSLATION

The former Pradyumna Brahmacari was given the name Nrsimhananda Brahmacari by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Adi10.59

TEXT 59

tanhate ha-ila caitanyera ’avirbhava’

alaukika aiche prabhura aneka svabhava

SYNONYMS

tanhate—in him; ha-ila—there was; caitanyera—of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; avirbhava—appearance; alaukika—uncommon; aiche—like that; prabhura—of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; aneka—various; svabhava—features.

TRANSLATION

In his body there were symptoms of avirbhava. Such appearances are uncommon, but Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu displayed many such pastimes through His different features.

PURPORT

In the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika (74) it is said that Nakula Brahmacari displayed the prowess (avesa) and Pradyumna Brahmacari the appearance (avirbhava) of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. There are many hundreds and thousands of devotees of Lord Caitanya among whom there are no special symptoms, but when a devotee of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu functions with specific prowess, he displays the feature called avesa. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu personally spread the sankirtana movement, and He advised all the inhabitants of Bharatavarsa to take up His cult and preach it all over the world. The visible bodily symptoms of devotees who follow such instructions are called avesa. Srila Sivananda Sena observed such avesa symptoms in Nakula Brahmacari, who displayed symptoms exactly like those of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. The Caitanya-caritamrta states that in the Age of Kali the only spiritual function is to broadcast the holy name of the Lord, but this function can be performed only by one who is actually empowered by Lord Krsna. The process by which a devotee is thus empowered is called avesa, or sometimes it is called sakty-avesa.

Pradyumna Brahmacari was formerly a resident of a village known as Piyariganja in Kalna. There is a description of him in the Antya-lila of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Second Chapter, and in the Antya-lila of Sri Caitanya-bhagavata, chapters Three and Nine.

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TEXT 60

asvadila e saba rasa sena sivananda

vistari’ kahiba age esaba ananda

SYNONYMS

asvadila—tasted; e—these; saba—all; rasa—mellows; sena sivananda—Sivananda Sena; vistari’-describing vividly; kahiba—I shall speak; age—later on; esaba—all this; ananda—transcendental bliss.

TRANSLATION

Srila Sivananda Sena experienced the three features saksat, avesa and avirbhava. Later I shall vividly describe this transcendentally blissful subject.

PURPORT

Srila Sivananda Sena has been described by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Maharaja as follows: He was a resident of Kumarahatta, which is also known as Halisahara, and was a great devotee of the Lord. About one and a half miles from Kumarahatta is another village, known as Kancadapada, in which there are Gaura-Gopala Deities installed by Sivananda Sena, who also established a temple of Krsnaraya that is still existing. Sivananda Sena was the father of Paramananda Sena, who was also known as Puri dasa or Kavi-karnapura. Paramananda Sena wrote in his Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika (176) that two of the gopis of Vrndavana, whose former names were Vira and Duti, combined to become his father. Srila Sivananda Sena guided all the devotees of Lord Caitanya who went from Bengal to Jagannatha Puri, and he personally bore all the expenses for their journey. This is described in the Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-lila, Chapter Sixteen, verses 19 through 27. Srila Sivananda Sena had three sons, named Caitanya dasa, Ramadasa and Paramananda. This last son later became Kavi-karnapura, and he is the author of Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika. His spiritual master was Srinatha Pandita, who was Sivananda Sena’s priest. Due to Vasudeva Datta’s lavish spending, Sivananda Sena was engaged to supervise his expenditures.

Sri Sivananda Sena actually experienced Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s features of saksat, avesa and avirbhava. He once picked up a dog while on his way to Jagannatha Puri, and it is described in the Antya-lila, First Chapter, that this dog later attained salvation by his association. When Srila Raghunatha dasa, who later became Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, fled his paternal home to join Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, his father wrote a letter to Sivananda Sena to get information about him. Sivananda Sena supplied him the details for which he asked, and later Raghunatha dasa Gosvami’s father sent some servants and money to Sivananda Sena to take care of Raghunatha dasa Gosvami. Once Sri Sivananda Sena invited Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu to his home and fed Him so sumptuously that the Lord felt indigestion and was somewhat sick. This became known to Sivananda Sena’s son, who gave the Lord the kinds of food that would help His digestion, and thus Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu was very pleased. This is described in the Antya-lila, Tenth Chapter, verses 142 through 151.

Once while going to Jagannatha Puri all the devotees had to stay underneath a tree, without the shelter of a house or even a shed, and Nityananda Prabhu became very angry, as if He were greatly disturbed by hunger. Thus He cursed Sivananda’s sons to die. Sivananda’s wife was very much aggrieved at this, and she began to cry. She very seriously thought that since her sons had been cursed by Nityananda Prabhu, certainly they would die. When Sivananda later returned and saw his wife crying, he said, “Why are you crying? Let us all die if Sri Nityananda Prabhu desires.” When Sivananda Sena returned and Srila Nityananda Prabhu saw him, the Lord kicked him severely, complaining that He was very hungry, and asked why he did not arrange for His food. Such is the behavior of the Lord with His devotees. Srila Nityananda Prabhu behaved like an ordinary hungry man, as if completely dependent on the arrangements of Sivananda Sena.

There was a nephew of Sivananda Sena’s named Srikanta who left the company in protest of Nityananda Prabhu’s curse and went directly to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu at Jagannatha Puri, where the Lord pacified him. On that occasion, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu allowed His toe to be sucked by Puri dasa, who was then a child. It is by the order of Caitanya Mahaprabhu that he could immediately compose Sanskrit verses. During the misunderstanding with Sivananda’s family, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu ordered His personal attendant Govinda to give them all the remnants of His food. This is described in the Antya-lila, Chapter Twelve, verse 53.

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TEXT 61

sivanandera upasakha, tanra parikara

putra-bhrty-adi kari’ caitanya-kinkara

SYNONYMS

sivanandera—of Sivananda Sena; upasakha—subbranch; tanra—his; parikara—associates; putra—sons; bhrtya—servants; adi—all these; kari’-taking together; caitanya-kinkara—servants of Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

The sons, servants and family members of Sivananda Sena constituted a subbranch. They were all sincere servants of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Adi10.62

TEXT 62

caitanya-dasa, ramadasa, ara karnapura

tina putra sivanandera prabhura bhakta-sura

SYNONYMS

caitanya-dasa—of the name Caitanya dasa; ramadasa—of the name Ramadasa; ara—and; karnapura—of the name Karnapura; tina putra—three sons; sivanandera—of Sivananda Sena; prabhura—of the Lord; bhakta-sura—of the heroic devotees.

TRANSLATION

The three sons of Sivananda Sena, named Caitanya dasa, Ramadasa and Karnapura, were all heroic devotees of Lord Caitanya.

PURPORT

Caitanya dasa, the eldest son of Sivananda Sena, wrote a commentary on Krsna-karnamrta that was later translated by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura in his paper Sajjana-tosani. According to expert opinion, Caitanya dasa was the author of the book Caitanya-carita (also known as Caitanya-caritamrta), which was written in Sanskrit. The author was not Kavi-karnapura, as generally supposed. This is the opinion of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura. Sri Ramadasa was the second son of Sivananda Sena. It is stated in the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika (145) that the two famous parrots named Daksa and Vicaksana in krsna-lila became the elder brothers of Kavi-karnapura, namely, Caitanya dasa and Ramadasa. Karnapura, the third son, who was also known as Paramananda dasa or Puri dasa, was initiated by Srinatha Pandita, who was a disciple of Sri Advaita Prabhu. Karnapura wrote many books that are important in Vaisnava literature, such as Ananda-vrndavana-campu, Alankara-kaustubha, Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika and the great epic Caitanya-candrodaya-nataka. He was born in the year 1448 sakabda (A.D. 1527). He continually wrote books for ten years, from 1488 until 1498.

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TEXT 63

sri-vallabhasena, ara sena srikanta

sivananda-sambandhe prabhura bhakta ekanta

SYNONYMS

sri-vallabha-sena—of the name Srivallabha Sena; ara—and; sena srikanta—of the name Srikanta Sena; sivananda—Sivananda Sena; sambandhe—in relationship; prabhura—the Lord’s; bhakta—devotees; ekanta—unflinching.

TRANSLATION

Srivallabha Sena and Srikanta Sena were also subbranches of Sivananda Sena, for they were not only his nephews but also unalloyed devotees of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

PURPORT

When Lord Nityananda Prabhu rebuked Sivananda Sena on the way to Puri, these two nephews of Sivananda left the company as a protest and went to see Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu at Jagannatha Puri. The Lord could understand the feelings of the boys, and He asked His personal assistant Govinda to supply them prasada until the party of Sivananda arrived. During the Ratha-yatra sankirtana festival these two brothers were members of the party led by Mukunda. In the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika, verse 174, it is said that the gopi whose name was Katyayani appeared as Srikanta Sena.

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TEXT 64

prabhu-priya govindananda mahabhagavata

prabhura kirtaniya adi sri-govinda datta

SYNONYMS

prabhu-priya—the most dear to the Lord; govindananda—of the name Govindananda; maha-bhagavata—great devotee; prabhura—of the Lord; kirtaniya—performer of kirtana; adi—originally; sri-govinda datta—of the name of Sri Govinda Datta.

TRANSLATION

Govindananda and Govinda Datta, the twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth branches of the tree, were performers of kirtana in the company of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Govinda Datta was the principal singer in Lord Caitanya’s kirtana party.

PURPORT

Govinda Datta appeared in the village of Sukhacara near Khadadaha.

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TEXT 65

sri-vijaya-dasa-nama prabhura akhariya

prabhure aneka punthi diyache likhiya

SYNONYMS

sri-vijaya-dasa—of the name Sri Vijaya dasa; nama—name; prabhura—of the Lord; akhariya—chief singer; prabhure—unto the Lord; aneka—many; punthi—literatures; diyache—has given; likhiya—by writing.

TRANSLATION

Sri Vijaya dasa, the twenty-seventh branch, another of the Lord’s chief singers, gave the Lord many books written by hand.

PURPORT

Formerly there were no printing presses or printed books. All books were handwritten. Precious books were kept in manuscript form in temples or important places, and anyone who was interested in a book had to copy it by hand. Vijaya dasa was a professional writer who copied many manuscripts and gave them to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

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TEXT 66

’ratnabahu’ bali’ prabhu thuila tanra nama

akincana prabhura priya krsnadasa-nama

SYNONYMS

ratnabahu—the title Ratnabahu; bali’-calling him; prabhu—the Lord; thuila—kept; tanra—his; nama—name; akincana—unalloyed; prabhura—of the Lord; priya—dear; krsnadasa—of the name Krsnadasa; nama—name.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu gave Vijaya dasa the name Ratnabahu [“jewel-handed”] because he copied many manuscripts for Him. The twenty-eighth branch was Krsnadasa, who was very dear to the Lord. He was known as Akincana Krsnadasa.

PURPORT

Akincana means “one who possesses nothing in this world.”

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TEXT 67

khola-veca sridhara prabhura priya-dasa

yanha-sane prabhu kare nitya parihasa

SYNONYMS

khola-veca—a person who sells the bark of banana trees; sridhara—Sridhara Prabhu; prabhura—of the Lord; priya-dasa—very dear servant; yanha-sane—with whom; prabhu—the Lord; kare—does; nitya—daily; parihasa—joking.

TRANSLATION

The twenty-ninth branch was Sridhara, a trader in banana-tree bark. He was a very dear servant of the Lord. On many occasions, the Lord played jokes on him.

PURPORT

Sridhara was a poor brahmana who made a living by selling banana-tree bark to be made into cups. Most probably he had a banana-tree garden and collected the leaves, skin and pulp of the banana trees to sell daily in the market. He spent fifty percent of his income to worship the Ganges, and the balance he used for his subsistence. When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu started His civil disobedience movement in defiance of the Kazi, Sridhara danced in jubilation.The Lord used to drink water from his water jug. Sridhara presented a squash to Sacidevi to cook before Lord Caitanya took sannyasa. Every year he went to see Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu at Jagannatha Puri. According to Kavi-karnapura, Sridhara was a cowherd boy of Vrndavana whose name was Kusumasava. In his Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika, verse 133, it is stated:

khola-vecataya khyatah
panditah sridharo dvijah
asid vraje hasya-karo
yo namna kusumasavah

“The cowherd boy known as Kusumasava in krsna-lila later became Kholaveca Sridhara during Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s lila at Navadvipa.”

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TEXT 68

prabhu yanra nitya laya thoda-moca-phala

yanra phuta-lauhapatre prabhu pila jala

SYNONYMS

prabhu—the Lord; yanra—whose; nitya—daily; laya—takes; thoda—the pulp of the banana tree; moca—the flowers of the banana tree; phala—the fruits of the banana tree; yanra—whose; phuta—broken; lauha-patre—in the iron pot; prabhu—the Lord; pila—drank; jala—water.

TRANSLATION

Every day Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu jokingly snatched fruits, flowers and pulp from Sridhara and drank from his broken iron pot.

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TEXT 69

prabhura atipriya dasa bhagavan pandita

yanra dehe krsna purve haila adhisthita

SYNONYMS

prabhura—of the Lord; atipriya—very dear; dasa—servant; bhagavan pandita—of the name Bhagavan Pandita; yanra—whose; dehe—in the body; krsna—Lord Krsna; purve—previously; haila—became; adhisthita—established.

TRANSLATION

The thirtieth branch was Bhagavan Pandita. He was an extremely dear servant of the Lord, but even previously he was a great devotee of Lord Krsna who always kept the Lord within his heart.

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TEXT 70

jagadisa pandita, ara hiranya mahasaya

yare krpa kaila balye prabhu dayamaya

SYNONYMS

jagadisa pandita—of the name Jagadisa Pandita; ara—and; hiranya—of the name Hiranya; mahasaya—great personality; yare—unto whom; krpa—mercy; kaila—showed; balye—in childhood; prabhu—the Lord; dayamaya—merciful.

TRANSLATION

The thirty-first branch was Jagadisa Pandita, and the thirty-second was Hiranya Mahasaya, unto whom Lord Caitanya in His childhood showed His causeless mercy.

PURPORT

Jagadisa Pandita was formerly a great dancer in krsna-lila and was known as Candrahasa. Regarding Hiranya Pandita, it is said that once when Lord Nityananda, decorated with valuable jewels, was staying at his home, a great thief attempted all night long to plunder these jewels but was unsuccessful. Later he came to Nityananda Prabhu and surrendered unto Him.

Adi10.71

TEXT 71

ei dui-ghare prabhu ekadasi dine

visnura naivedya magi’ khaila apane

SYNONYMS

ei dui-ghare—in these two houses; prabhu—the Lord; ekadasi dine—on the Ekadasi day; visnura—of Lord Visnu; naivedya—food offered to Lord Visnu; magi’-begging; khaila—ate; apane—personally.

TRANSLATION

In their two houses Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu begged food on the Ekadasi day and personally ate it.

PURPORT

The injunction to fast on Ekadasi is especially meant for devotees; on Ekadasi there are no restrictions regarding food that may be offered to the Lord. Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu took the food of Lord Visnu in His ecstasy as visnu-tattva.

Adi10.72

TEXT 72

prabhura paduya dui,--purusottama, sanjaya

vyakarane dui sisya--dui mahasaya

SYNONYMS

prabhura paduya dui—the Lord’s two students; purusottama—of the name Purusottama; sanjaya—of the name Sanjaya; vyakarane—studying grammar; dui sisya—two disciples; dui mahasaya—very great personalities.

TRANSLATION

The thirty-third and thirty-fourth branches were the two students of Caitanya Mahaprabhu named Purusottama and Sanjaya, who were stalwart students in grammar. They were very great personalities.

PURPORT

These two students were inhabitants of Navadvipa and were the Lord’s first companions in the sankirtana movement. According to the Caitanya-bhagavata, Purusottama Sanjaya was the son of Mukunda Sanjaya, but the author of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta has clarified that Purusottama and Sanjaya were two people, not one.

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