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

Chapter 10

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TEXT 86

malira icchaya sakha bahuta badila

badiya pascima desa saba acchadila

SYNONYMS

malira icchaya—on the desire of the gardener; sakha—branches; bahuta—many; badila—expanded; badiya—so expanding; pascima—western; desa—countries; saba—all; acchadila—covered.

TRANSLATION

By the will of the supreme gardener, the branches of Srila Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami grew many times over, expanding throughout the western countries and covering the entire region.

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TEXT 87

a-sindhunadi-tira ara himalaya

vrndavana-mathuradi yata tirtha haya

SYNONYMS

a-sindhu-nadi—to the border of the river Sindhu; tira—border; ara—and; himalaya—the Himalayan Mountains; vrndavana—of the name Vrndavana; mathura—of the name Mathura; adi—heading the list; yata—all; tirtha—places of pilgrimage; haya—there are.

TRANSLATION

Extending to the borders of the river Sindhu and the Himalayan Mountain valleys, these two branches expanded throughout India, including all the places of pilgrimage, such as Vrndavana, Mathura and Haridvara.

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TEXT 88

dui sakhara prema-phale sakala bhasila

prema-phalasvade loka unmatta ha-ila

SYNONYMS

dui sakhara—of the two branches; prema-phale—by the fruit of love of Godhead; sakala—all; bhasila—became overflooded; prema-phala—the fruit of love of Godhead; asvade—by tasting; loka—all people; unmatta—maddened; ha-ila—became.

TRANSLATION

The fruits of love of Godhead which fructified on these two branches were distributed in abundance. Tasting these fruits, everyone became mad after them.

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TEXT 89

pascimera loka saba mudha anacara

tahan pracarila donhe bhakti-sadacara

SYNONYMS

pascimera—on the western side; loka—people in general; saba—all; mudha—less intelligent; anacara—not well behaved; tahan—there; pracarila—preached; donhe—Srila Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami; bhakti—devotional service; sad-acara—good behavior.

TRANSLATION

The people in general on the western side of India were neither intelligent nor well behaved, but by the influence of Srila Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami they were trained in devotional service and good behavior.

PURPORT

Although it is not only in western India that people were contaminated by association with Muslims, it is a fact that the farther west one goes in India the more he will find the people to be fallen from the Vedic culture. Even until five thousand years ago, when the entire planet was under the control of Maharaja Pariksit, the Vedic culture was current everywhere. Gradually, however, people were influenced by non-Vedic culture, and they lost sight of how to behave in connection with devotional service. Srila Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami very kindly preached the bhakti cult in western India, and following in their footsteps the propagators of the Caitanya cult in the Western countries are spreading the sankirtana movement and inculcating the principles of Vaisnava behavior, thus purifying and reforming many persons who were previously accustomed to the culture of mlecchas and yavanas. All of our devotees in the Western countries give up their old habits of illicit sex, intoxication, meat-eating and gambling. Of course, five hundred years ago these practices were unknown in India-at least in eastern India-but unfortunately at present all of India has been victimized by these non-Vedic principles, which are sometimes even supported by the government.

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TEXT 90

sastra-drstye kaila lupta-tirthera uddhara

vrndavane kaila srimurti-sevara pracara

SYNONYMS

sastra-drstye—according to the directions of revealed scriptures; kaila—did; lupta—forgotten; tirthera—places of pilgrimage; uddhara—excavation; vrndavane—in Vrndavana; kaila—did; sri-murti—Deity; sevara—of worship; pracara—propagation.

TRANSLATION

In accordance with the directions of the revealed scriptures, both Gosvamis excavated the lost places of pilgrimage and inaugurated the worship of Deities in Vrndavana.

PURPORT

The spot where we now find Sri Radha-kunda was an agricultural field during the time of Caitanya Mahaprabhu. A small reservoir of water was there, and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu bathed in that water and pointed out that originally Radha-kunda existed in that location. Following His directions, Srila Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami renovated Radha-kunda. This is one of the brilliant examples of how the Gosvamis excavated lost places of pilgrimage. Similarly, it is through the endeavor of the Gosvamis that all the important temples at Vrndavana were established. Originally there were seven important Gaudiya Vaisnava temples established in Vrndavana, namely, the Madana-mohana temple, Govinda temple, Gopinatha temple, Sri Radharamana temple, Radha-Syamasundara temple, Radha-Damodara temple and Gokulananda temple.

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TEXT 91

mahaprabhura priya bhrtya--raghunatha-dasa

sarva tyaji’ kaila prabhura pada-tale vasa

SYNONYMS

mahaprabhura—of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; priya—very dear; bhrtya—servant; raghunatha-dasa—Raghunatha dasa Gosvami; sarva tyaji’-renouncing everything; kaila—did; prabhura—of the Lord; pada-tale—under the shelter of the lotus feet; vasa—habitation.

TRANSLATION

Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, the forty-sixth branch of the tree, was one of the most dear servants of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He left all his material possessions to surrender completely unto the Lord and live at His lotus feet.

PURPORT

Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami was most probably born in the year 1416 sakabda (A.D. 1495) in a kayastha family as the son of Govardhana Majumdara, who was the younger brother of the then Zamindar, Hiranya Majumdara. The village where he took birth is known as Sri Krsnapura. On the railway line between Calcutta and Burdwan is a station named Trisabagha, and about one and a half miles away is the village of Sri Krsnapura, where the parental home of Sri Raghunatha dasa Gosvami was situated. A temple of Sri Sri Radha-Govinda is still there. In front of the temple is a large open area but no large hall for meetings. However, a rich Calcutta gentleman named Haricarana Ghosa, who resided in the Simla quarter, recently repaired the temple. The entire temple compound is surrounded by walls, and in a small room just to the side of the temple is a small platform on which Raghunatha dasa Gosvami used to worship the Deity. By the side of the temple is the dying River Sarasvati.

The forefathers of Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami were all Vaisnavas and were very rich men. His spiritual master at home was Yadunandana Acarya. Although Raghunatha dasa was a family man, he had no attachment for his estate and wife. Seeing his tendency to leave home, his father and uncle engaged special bodyguards to watch over him, but nevertheless he managed to escape their vigilance and went away to Jagannatha Puri to meet Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. This incident took place in the year 1439 sakabda (A.D. 1518). Raghunatha dasa Gosvami compiled three books, named Stava-mala (or Stavavali), Dana-carita and Muktacarita. He lived a long time. For most of his life he resided at Radha-kunda. The place where Raghunatha dasa Gosvami performed his devotional service still exists by Radha-kunda. He almost completely gave up eating, and therefore he was very skinny and of weak health. His only concern was to chant the holy name of the Lord. He gradually reduced his sleeping until he was almost not sleeping at all. It is said that his eyes were always full of tears. When Srinivasa Acarya went to see Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, the Gosvami blessed him by embracing him. Srinivasa Acarya requested his blessings for preaching in Bengal, and Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami granted them. In the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika (186) it is stated that Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami was formerly the gopi named Rasa-manjari. Sometimes it is said that he was Rati-manjari.

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TEXT 92

prabhu samarpila tanre svarupera hate

prabhura gupta-seva kaila svarupera sathe

SYNONYMS

prabhu—Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; samarpila—handed over; tanre—him; svarupera—Svarupa Damodara; hate—to the hand; prabhura—of the Lord; gupta-seva—confidential service; kaila—did; svarupera—Svarupa Damodara; sathe—with.

TRANSLATION

When Raghunatha dasa Gosvami approached Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu at Jagannatha Puri, the Lord entrusted him to the care of Svarupa Damodara, His secretary. Thus they both engaged in the confidential service of the Lord.

PURPORT

This confidential service was the personal care of the Lord. Svarupa Damodara, acting as His secretary, attended to the Lord’s baths, meals, rest and massages, and Raghunatha dasa Gosvami assisted him. In effect, Raghunatha dasa Gosvami acted as the assistant secretary of the Lord.

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TEXT 93

sodasa vatsara kaila antaranga-sevana

svarupera antardhane aila vrndavana

SYNONYMS

sodasa—sixteen; vatsara—years; kaila—did; antaranga—confidential; sevana—service; svarupera—of Svarupa Damodara; antardhane—disappearance; aila—came; vrndavana—to Vrndavana.

TRANSLATION

He rendered confidential service to the Lord for sixteen years at Jagannatha Puri, and after the disappearance of both the Lord and Svarupa Damodara, he left Jagannatha Puri and went to Vrndavana.

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TEXT 94

vrndavane dui bhaira carana dekhiya

govardhane tyajiba deha bhrgupata kariya

SYNONYMS

vrndavane—at Vrndavana; dui bhaira—the two brothers (Rupa and Sanatana); carana—feet; dekhiya—after seeing; govardhane—on the hill of Govardhana; tyajiba—will give up; deha—this body; bhrgupata—falling down; kariya—doing so.

TRANSLATION

Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami intended to go to Vrndavana to see the lotus feet of Rupa and Sanatana and then give up his life by jumping from Govardhana Hill.

PURPORT

Jumping from the top of Govardhana Hill is a system of suicide especially performed by saintly persons. After the disappearance of Lord Caitanya and Svarupa Damodara, Raghunatha dasa Gosvami keenly felt separation from these two exalted personalities and therefore decided to give up his life by jumping from Govardhana Hill in Vrndavana. Before doing so, however, he wanted to see the lotus feet of Srila Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami.

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TEXT 95

ei ta’ niscaya kari’ aila vrndavane

asi’ rupa-sanatanera vandila carane

SYNONYMS

ei ta’-thus; niscaya kari’-having decided; aila—came; vrndavane—to Vrndavana; asi’-coming there; rupa-sanatanera—of Srila Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami; vandila—offered respects; carane—at the lotus feet.

TRANSLATION

Thus Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami came to Vrndavana, visited Srila Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami and offered them his obeisances.

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TEXT 96

tabe dui bhai tanre marite na dila

nija trtiya bhai kari’ nikate rakhila

SYNONYMS

tabe—at that time; dui bhai—the two brothers (Srila Rupa and Sanatana); tanre—him; marite—to die; na dila—did not allow; nija—own; trtiya—third; bhai—brother; kari’-accepting; nikate—near; rakhila—kept him.

TRANSLATION

These two brothers, however, did not allow him to die. They accepted him as their third brother and kept him in their company.

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TEXT 97

mahaprabhura lila yata bahira-antara

dui bhai tanra mukhe sune nirantara

SYNONYMS

mahaprabhura—of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; lila—pastimes; yata—all; bahira—external; antara—internal; dui bhai—the two brothers; tanra—his; mukhe—in the mouth; sune—hear; nirantara—always.

TRANSLATION

Because Raghunatha dasa Gosvami was an assistant to Svarupa Damodara, he knew much about the external and internal features of the pastimes of Lord Caitanya. Thus the two brothers Rupa and Sanatana always used to hear of this from him.

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TEXT 98

anna-jala tyaga kaila anya-kathana

pala dui-tina matha karena bhaksana

SYNONYMS

anna-jala—food and drink; tyaga—renunciation; kaila—did; anya-kathana—talking of other things; pala dui-tina—a few drops of; matha—sour milk; karena—does; bhaksana—eat.

TRANSLATION

Raghunatha dasa Gosvami gradually gave up all food and drink but a few drops of buttermilk.

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TEXT 99

sahasra dandavat kare, laya laksa nama

dui sahasra vaisnavere nitya paranama

SYNONYMS

sahasra—thousand; dandavat—obeisances; kare—does; laya—takes; laksa—one hundred thousand; nama—holy names; dui—two; sahasra—thousand; vaisnavere—unto the devotees; nitya—daily; paranama—obeisances.

TRANSLATION

As a daily duty, he regularly offered one thousand obeisances to the Lord, chanted at least one hundred thousand holy names and offered obeisances to two thousand Vaisnavas.

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TEXT 100

ratri-dine radha-krsnera manasa sevana

prahareka mahaprabhura caritra-kathana

SYNONYMS

ratri-dine—day and night; radha-krsnera—of Radha and Krsna; manasa—within the mind; sevana—service; prahareka—about three hours; mahaprabhura—of Lord Caitanya; caritra—character; kathana—discussing.

TRANSLATION

Day and night he rendered service within his mind to Radha-Krsna, and for three hours a day he discoursed about the character of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

PURPORT

We have many things to learn about bhajana, or worship of the Lord, by following in the footsteps of Raghunatha dasa Gosvami. All the Gosvamis engaged in such transcendental activities, as described by Srinivasa Acarya in his poem about them (krsnotkirtana-gana-nartana-parau premamrtambho-nidhi). Following in the footsteps of Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, Srila Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami, one has to execute devotional service very strictly, specifically by chanting the holy name of the Lord.

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TEXT 101

tina sandhya radha-kunde apatita snana

vraja-vasi vaisnave kare alingana mana

SYNONYMS

tina sandhya—three times, namely morning, evening and noon; radha-kunde—in the lake of Radha-kunda; apatita—without failure; snana—taking bath; vraja-vasi—inhabitants of Vrajabhumi; vaisnave—all devotees; kare—does; alingana—embracing; mana—and offering respect.

TRANSLATION

Sri Raghunatha dasa Gosvami took three baths daily in the Radha-kunda lake. As soon as he found a Vaisnava residing in Vrndavana, he would embrace him and give him all respect.

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TEXT 102

sardha sapta-prahara kare bhaktira sadhane

cari danda nidra, seha nahe kona-dine

SYNONYMS

sardha—one and a half hours; sapta-prahara—seven praharas (twenty-one hours); kare—does; bhaktira—of devotional service; sadhane—in execution; cari danda—about two hours; nidra—sleeping; seha—that also; nahe—not; kona-dine—some days.

TRANSLATION

He engaged himself in devotional service for more than twenty-two and a half hours a day, and for less than two hours he slept, although on some days that also was not possible.

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TEXT 103

tanhara sadhana-riti sunite camatkara

sei rupa-raghunatha prabhu ye amara

SYNONYMS

tanhara—his; sadhana-riti—process of devotional service; sunite—to hear; camatkara—wonderful; sei—that; rupa—Sri Rupa Gosvami; raghunatha—Raghunatha dasa Gosvami; prabhu—lord; ye—that; amara—my.

TRANSLATION

I am struck with wonder when I hear about the devotional service he executed. I accept Srila Rupa Gosvami and Raghunatha dasa Gosvami as my guides.

PURPORT

Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami accepted Raghunatha dasa Gosvami as his special guide. Therefore at the end of every chapter he says, sri-rupa-raghunatha-pade yara asa caitanya-caritamrta kahe krsnadasa. Sometimes it is misunderstood that by using the word raghunatha he wanted to offer his respectful obeisances to Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami, for it is sometimes stated that Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami was his initiating spiritual master. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami does not approve of this statement; he does not accept Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami as the spiritual master of Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami.

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TEXT 104

inha-sabara yaiche haila prabhura milana

age vistariya taha kariba varnana

SYNONYMS

inha—of them; sabara—all; yaiche—as; haila—became; prabhura—of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; milana—meeting; age—later on; vistariya—expanding; taha—that; kariba—I shall do; varnana—description.

TRANSLATION

I shall later explain very elaborately how all these devotees met Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

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TEXT 105

sri-gopala bhatta eka sakha sarvottama

rupa-sanatana-sange yanra prema-alapana

SYNONYMS

sri-gopala bhatta—of the name Sri Gopala Bhatta; eka—one; sakha—branch; sarva-uttama—very exalted; rupa—of the name Rupa; sanatana—of the name Sanatana; sange—company; yanra—whose; prema—love of Godhead; alapana—discussion.

TRANSLATION

Sri Gopala Bhatta Gosvami, the forty-seventh branch, was one of the great and exalted branches of the tree. He always engaged in discourses about love of Godhead in the company of Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami.

PURPORT

Sri Gopala Bhatta Gosvami was the son of Venkata Bhatta, a resident of Srirangam. Gopala Bhatta formerly belonged to the disciplic succession of the Ramanuja-sampradaya but later became part of the Gaudiya-sampradaya. In the year 1433 sakabda (A.D. 1512), when Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu was touring South India, He stayed for four months during the period of Caturmasya at the house of Venkata Bhatta, who then got the opportunity to serve the Lord to his heart’s content. Gopala Bhatta also got the opportunity to serve the Lord at this time. Sri Gopala Bhatta Gosvami was later initiated by his uncle, the great sannyasi Prabodhananda Sarasvati. Both the father and mother of Gopala Bhatta Gosvami were extremely fortunate, for they dedicated their entire lives to the service of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. They allowed Gopala Bhatta Gosvami to go to Vrndavana, and they gave up their lives thinking of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. When Lord Caitanya was later informed that Gopala Bhatta Gosvami had gone to Vrndavana and met Sri Rupa and Sanatana Gosvami, He was very pleased, and He advised Sri Rupa and Sanatana to accept Gopala Bhatta Gosvami as their younger brother and take care of him. Sri Sanatana Gosvami, out of his great affection for Gopala Bhatta Gosvami, compiled the Vaisnava smrti named Hari-bhakti-vilasa and published it under his name. Under the instruction of Srila Rupa and Sanatana, Gopala Bhatta Gosvami installed one of the seven principal Deities of Vrndavana, the Radharamana Deity. The sevaits (priests) of the Radharamana temple belong to the Gaudiya-sampradaya.

When Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami took permission from all the Vaisnavas before writing Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Gopala Bhatta Gosvami also gave him his blessings, but he requested him not to mention his name in the book. Therefore Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami has mentioned Gopala Bhatta Gosvami only very cautiously in one or two passages of the Caitanya-caritamrta. Srila Jiva Gosvami has written in the beginning of his Tattva-sandarbha, “A devotee from southern India who was born of a brahmana family and was a very intimate friend of Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami has written a book that he has not compiled chronologically. Therefore I, a tiny living entity known as jiva, am trying to assort the events of the book chronologically, consulting the direction of great personalities like Madhvacarya, Sridhara Svami, Ramanujacarya and other senior Vaisnavas in the disciplic succession.” In the beginning of the Bhagavat-sandarbha there are similar statements by Srila Jiva Gosvami. Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami compiled a book called Sat-kriya-sara-dipika, edited the Hari-bhakti-vilasa, wrote a forword to the Sat-sandarbha and a commentary on the Krsna-karnamrta, and installed the Radharamana Deity in Vrndavana. In the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika, verse 184, it is mentioned that his previous name in the pastimes of Lord Krsna was Ananga-manjari. Sometimes he is also said to have been an incarnation of Guna-manjari. Srinivasa Acarya and Gopinatha Pujari were two of his disciples.

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TEXT 106

sankararanya--acarya-vrksera eka sakha

mukunda, kasinatha, rudra--upasakha lekha

SYNONYMS

sankararanya—of the name Sankararanya; acarya-vrksera—of the tree of acaryas; eka—one; sakha—branch; mukunda—of the name Mukunda; kasinatha—of the name Kasinatha; rudra—of the name Rudra; upasakha lekha—they are known as subbranches.

TRANSLATION

The acarya Sankararanya was considered the forty-eighth branch of the original tree. From him proceeded the subbranches known as Mukunda, Kasinatha and Rudra.

PURPORT

It is said that Sankararanya was the sannyasa name of Srila Visvarupa, who was the elder brother of Visvambhara (the original name of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu). Sankararanya expired in 1432 sakabda (A.D. 1512) at Sholapur, where there is a place of pilgrimage known as Panderapura. This is referred to in the Madhya-lila, Chapter Nine, verses 299 and 300.

Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu opened a primary school in the house of Mukunda, or Mukunda Sanjaya, and Mukunda’s son, whose name was Purusottama, became the Lord’s student. Kasinatha arranged the marriage of Lord Caitanya in His previous asrama, when His name was Visvambhara. Kasinatha induced the court pandita, Sanatana, to offer Visvambhara his daughter. In the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika, verse 50, it is mentioned that Kasinatha was an incarnation of the brahmana Kulaka, whom Satrajit sent to arrange the marriage of Krsna and Satyabhama, and it is mentioned in verse 135 that Rudra, or Sri Rudrarama Pandita, was formerly a friend of Lord Krsna’s named Varuthapa. Sri Rudrarama Pandita constructed a big temple at Vallabhapura, which is one mile north of Mahesa, for the Deities named Radhavallabha. The descendants of his brother, Yadunandana Vandyopadhyaya, are known as Cakravarti Thakuras, and they are in charge of the maintenance of this temple as sevaits. Formerly the Jagannatha Deity used to come to the temple of Radhavallabha from Mahesa during the Ratha-yatra festival, but in the Bengali year 1262 (A.D. 1855), due to a misunderstanding between the priests of the two temples, the Jagannatha Deity stopped coming.

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TEXT 107

srinatha pandita--prabhura krpara bhajana

yanra krsna-seva dekhi’ vasa tri-bhuvana

SYNONYMS

srinatha pandita—of the name Srinatha Pandita; prabhura—of the Lord; krpara—of mercy; bhajana—receiver; yanra—whose; krsna-seva—worship of Lord Krsna; dekhi’-seeing; vasa—subjugated; tri-bhuvana—all the three worlds.

TRANSLATION

Srinatha Pandita, the forty-ninth branch, was the beloved recipient of all the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Everyone in the three worlds was astonished to see how he worshiped Lord Krsna.

PURPORT

About one and a half miles away from Kumarahatta, or Kamarhatta, which is a few miles from Calcutta, is a village known as Kancadapada which was the home of Sri Sivananda Sena. There he constructed a temple of Sri Gauragopala. Another temple was established there with Sri Radha-Krsna murtis by Srinatha Pandita. The Deity of that temple is named Sri Krsna Raya. The temple of Krsna Raya, which was constructed in the year 1708 sakabda (A.D. 1787) by a prominent Zamindar named Nimai Mullik of Pathuriya-ghata in Calcutta, is very large. There is a big courtyard in front of the temple, and there are residential quarters for visitors and good arrangements for cooking prasada. The entire courtyard is surrounded by very high boundary walls, and the temple is almost as big as the Mahesa temple. Inscribed on a tablet are the names of Srinatha Pandita and his father and grandfather and the date of construction of the temple. Srinatha Pandita, one of the disciples of Advaita Prabhu, was the spiritual master of the third son of Sivananda Sena, who was known as Paramananda Kavi-karnapura. It is said that during the time of Kavi-karnapura the Krsna Raya Deity was installed. According to hearsay, Virabhadra Prabhu, the son of Nityananda Prabhu, brought a big stone from Mursidabad from which three Deities were carved-namely, the Radhavallabha vigraha of Vallabhapura, the Syamasundara vigraha of Khadadaha and the Sri Krsna Raya vigraha of Kancadapada. The home of Sivananda Sena was situated on the bank of the Ganges near an almost ruined temple. It is said that the same Nimai Mullik of Calcutta saw this broken-down temple of Krsna Raya while he was going to Benares and thereafter constructed the present temple.

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TEXT 108

jagannatha acarya prabhura priya dasa

prabhura ajnate tenho kaila ganga-vasa

SYNONYMS

jagannatha acarya—of the name Jagannatha Acarya; prabhura—of the Lord; priya dasa—very dear servant; prabhura ajnate—by the order of the Lord; tenho—he; kaila—agreed; ganga-vasa—living on the bank of the Ganges.

TRANSLATION

Jagannatha Acarya, the fiftieth branch of the Caitanya tree, was an extremely dear servant of the Lord, by whose order he decided to live on the bank of the Ganges.

PURPORT

Jagannatha Acarya is stated in the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika (111) to have formerly been Durvasa of Nidhuvana.

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TEXT 109

krsnadasa vaidya, ara pandita-sekhara

kavicandra, ara kirtaniya sasthivara

SYNONYMS

krsnadasa vaidya—of the name Krsnadasa Vaidya; ara—and; pandita-sekhara—of the name Pandita Sekhara; kavicandra—of the name Kavicandra; ara—and; kirtaniyakirtana performer; sasthivara—of the name Sasthivara.

TRANSLATION

The fifty-first branch of the Caitanya tree was Krsnadasa Vaidya, the fifty-second was Pandita Sekhara, the fifty-third was Kavicandra, and the fifty-fourth was Sasthivara, who was a great sankirtana performer.

PURPORT

In the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika (171) it is mentioned that Srinatha Misra was Citrangi and that Kavicandra was Manohara-gopi.

Adi10.110

TEXT 110

srinatha misra, subhananda, srirama, isana

srinidhi, srigopikanta, misra bhagavan

SYNONYMS

srinatha misra—of the name Srinatha Misra; subhananda—of the name Subhananda; srirama—of the name Srirama; isana—of the name Isana; srinidhi—of the name Srinidhi; sri-gopikanta—of the name Sri Gopikanta; misra bhagavan—of the name Misra Bhagavan.

TRANSLATION

The fifty-fifth branch was Srinatha Misra, the fifty-sixth was Subhananda, the fifty-seventh was Srirama, the fifty-eighth was Isana, the fifty-ninth was Srinidhi, the sixtieth was Sri Gopikanta, and the sixty-first was Misra Bhagavan.

PURPORT

Subhananda, who formerly lived in Vrndavana as Malati, was one of the kirtana performers who danced in front of the Ratha-yatra car during the Jagannatha festival. It is said that he ate the foam that came out of the mouth of the Lord while He danced before the Ratha-yatra car. Isana was a personal servant of Srimati Sacidevi, who showered her great mercy upon him. He was also very dear to Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

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