Chanting Cc Ādi-līlā 13th Chapter, Verses 1–124

The Advent of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Prabhupāda: Hmm.

TEXT 1

sa prasīdatu caitanya-

devo yasya prasādataḥ

tal-līlā-varṅane yogyaḥ

sadyaḥ syād adhamo ’py ayam

I wish the grace of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, by whose mercy even one who is fallen can describe the pastimes of the Lord.

TEXT 2

jaya jaya śrī-kṛṣṅa-caitanya gauracandra

jayādvaitacandra jaya jaya nityānanda

All glories to Śrī Kṛṣṅa Caitanya Mahāprabhu! All glories to Advaitacandra! All glories to Lord Nityānanda Prabhu!

TEXT 3

jaya jaya gadādhara jaya śrīnivāsa

jaya mukunda vāsudeva jaya haridāsa

All glories to Gadādhara Prabhu! All glories to Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura! All glories to Mukunda Prabhu and Vāsudeva Prabhu! All glories to Haridāsa Ṭhākura!

TEXT 4

jaya dāmodara-svarūpa jaya murāri gupta

ei saba candrodaye tamaḥ kaila lupta

All glories to Svarūpa Dāmodara and Murāri Gupta! All these brilliant moons have together dissipated the darkness of this material world.

TEXT 5

jaya śrī-caitanyacandrera bhakta candra-gaṅa

sabāra prema jyotsnāya ujjvala tri-bhuvana

All glories to the moons who are devotees of the principal moon, Lord Caitanyacandra! Their bright moonshine illuminates the entire universe.

TEXT 6

ei ta’ kahila granthārambhe mukha-bandha

ebe kahi caitanya-līlā-krama-anubandha

Thus I have spoken the preface of the Caitanya-caritāmṛta. Now I shall describe Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s pastimes in chronological order.

TEXT 7

prathame ta’ sūtra-rūpe kariye gaṅana

pācṅe tāhā vistāri kariba vivaraṅa

First let me give a synopsis of the Lord’s pastimes. Then I shall describe them in detail.

TEXT 8

śrī-kṛṣṅa-caitanya navadvīpe avatari

āṭa-calliśa vatsara prakaṭa vihari

Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, adventing Himself in Navadvīpa, was visible for forty-eight years, enjoying His pastimes.

TEXT 9

caudda-śata sāta śake janmera pramāṅa

caudda-śata pañcānne ha-ila antardhāna

In the year 1407 of the Śaka Era (A.D. 1486), Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu appeared, and in the year 1455 (A.D. 1534) He disappeared from this world.

TEXT 10

cabbiśa vatsara prabhu kaila gṛha-vāsa

nirantara kaila kṛṣṅa-kīrtana-vilāsa

For twenty-four years Lord Caitanya lived in the gṛhastha-āśrama [household life], always engaging in the pastimes of the Hare Kṛṣṅa movement.

TEXT 11

cabbiśa vatsara-śeṣe kariyā sannyāsa

āra cabbiśa vatsara kaila nīlācale vāsa

After twenty-four years He accepted the renounced order of life, sannyāsa, and He resided for twenty-four years more at Jagannātha Purī.

TEXT 12

tāra madhye chaya vatsara—gamanāgamana

kabhu dakṣiṅa, kabhu gauḍa, kabhu vṛndāvana

Of these last twenty-four years, He spent the first six continually touring India, sometimes in South India, sometimes in Bengal and sometimes in Vṛndāvana.

TEXT 13

aṣṭādaśa vatsara rahilā nīlācale

kṛṣṅa-prema-nāmāmṛte bhāsā’la sakale

For the remaining eighteen years He continuously stayed in Jagannātha Purī. Chanting the nectarean Hare Kṛṣṅa mahā-mantra, He inundated everyone there in a flood of love of Kṛṣṅa.

TEXT 14

gārhasthye prabhura līlā—’ādi’-līlākhyāna

’madhya’- ’antya’-līlā—śeṣa-līlāra dui nāma

The pastimes of His household life are known as the ādi-līlā, or the original pastimes. His later pastimes are known as the madhya-līlā and antya-līlā, or the middle and final pastimes.

TEXT 15

ādi-līlā-madhye prabhura yateka carita

sūtra-rūpe murāri gupta karilā grathita

All the pastimes enacted by Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His ādi-līlā were recorded in summary form by Murāri Gupta.

TEXT 16

prabhura ye śeṣa-līlā svarūpa-dāmodara

sūtra kari’ granthilena granthera bhitara

His later pastimes [the madhya-līlā and antya-līlā] were recorded in the form of notes by His secretary, Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, and thus kept within a book.

TEXT 17

ei dui janera sūtra dekhiyā śuniyā

varṅanā karena vaiṣṅava krama ye kariyā

By seeing and hearing the notes recorded by these two great personalities, a Vaiṣṅava, a devotee of the Lord, can know these pastimes one after another.

TEXT 18

bālya, paugaṅḍa, kaiśora, yauvana,—cāri bheda

ataeva ādi-khaṅḍe līlā cāri bheda

In His original pastimes there are four divisions: bālya, paugaṅḍa, kaiśora and yauvana [childhood, early boyhood, later boyhood and youth].

TEXT 19

sarva-sad-guṅa-pūrṅāṁ tāṁ

vande phālguna-pūrṅimām

yasyāṁ śrī-kṛṣṅa-caitanyo

’vatīrṅaḥ kṛṣṅa-nāmabhiḥ

I offer my respectful obeisances unto the full-moon evening in the month of Phālguna, an auspicious time full of auspicious symptoms, when Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu advented Himself with the chanting of the holy name, Hare Kṛṣṅa.

TEXT 20

phālguna-pūrṅimā-sandhyāya prabhura janmodaya

sei-kāle daiva-yoge candra-grahaṅa haya

On the full-moon evening of the month of Phālguna when the Lord took birth, coincidentally there was also a lunar eclipse.

TEXT 21

’hari’ ’hari’ bale loka haraṣita hañā

janmilā caitanya-prabhu ’nāma’ janmāiyā

In jubilation everyone was chanting the holy name of the Lord—“Hari! Hari!”—and Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then appeared, after first causing the appearance of the holy name.

TEXT 22

janma-bālya-paugaṅḍa-kaiśora-yuvā-kāle

hari-nāma laoyāilā prabhu nānā chale

At His birth, in His childhood and in His early and later boyhood, as well as in His youth, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, under different pleas, induced people to chant the holy name of Hari [the Hare Kṛṣṅa mahā-mantra].

TEXT 23

bālya-bhāva chale prabhu karena krandana

’kṛṣṅa’ ’hari’ nāma śuni’ rahaye rodana

In His childhood, when the Lord was crying He would stop immediately upon hearing the holy names Kṛṣṅa and Hari.

TEXT 24

ataeva ’hari’ ’hari’ bale nārīgaṅa

dekhite āise yebā sarva bandhu jana

All the friendly ladies who came to see the child would chant the holy names, “Hari, Hari!” as soon as the child would cry.

TEXT 25

’gaurahari’ bali’ tāre hāse sarva nārī

ataeva haila tāṅra nāma ’gaurahari’

When all the ladies saw this fun, they enjoyed laughing and called the Lord “Gaurahari.” From then on, Gaurahari became another of His names.

TEXT 26

bālya vayasa—yāvat hāte khaḍi dila

paugaṅḍa vayasa—yāvat vivāha nā kaila

His childhood lasted until the date of hāte khaḍi, the beginning of His education, and His age from the end of His childhood until He married is called paugaṅḍa.

TEXT 27

vivāha karile haila navīna yauvana

sarvatra laoyāila prabhu nāma-saṅkīrtana

After His marriage His youth began, and in His youth He induced everyone to chant the Hare Kṛṣṅa mahā-mantra anywhere and everywhere.

TEXT 28

paugaṅḍa-vayase paḍena, paḍāna śiṣyagaṅe

sarvatra karena kṛṣṅa-nāmera vyākhyāne

During His paugaṅḍa age He became a serious student and also taught disciples. In this way He used to explain the holy name of Kṛṣṅa everywhere.

TEXT 29

sūtra-vṛtti-pāṅji-ṭīkā kṛṣṅete tātparya

śiṣyera pratīta haya,—prabhāva āścarya

When teaching a course in grammar [vyākaraṅa] and explaining it with notes, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu taught His disciples about the glories of Lord Kṛṣṅa. All explanations culminated in Kṛṣṅa, and His disciples would understand them very easily. Thus His influence was wonderful.

TEXT 30

yāre dekhe, tāre kahe,—kaha kṛṣṅa-nāma

kṛṣṅa-nāme bhāsāila navadvīpa-grāma

When Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu was a student, He asked whomever He met to chant the Hare Kṛṣṅa mahā-mantra. In this way He inundated the whole town of Navadvīpa with the chanting of Hare Kṛṣṅa.

TEXT 31

kiśora vayase ārambhilā saṅkīrtana

rātra-dine preme nṛtya, saṅge bhakta-gaṅa

Just prior to His youthful life, He began the saṅkīrtana movement. Day and night He used to dance in ecstasy with His devotees.

TEXT 32

nagare nagare bhrame kīrtana kariyā

bhāsāila tri-bhuvana prema-bhakti diyā

The saṅkīrtana movement went on from one part of the town to another, as the Lord wandered everywhere performing kīrtana. In this way He inundated the whole world by distributing love of Godhead.

TEXT 33

cabbiśa vatsara aiche navadvīpa-grāme

laoyāilā sarva-loke kṛṣṅa-prema-nāme

Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu lived in the Navadvīpa area for twenty-four years, and He induced every person to chant the Hare Kṛṣṅa mahā-mantra and thus merge in love of Kṛṣṅa.

TEXT 34

cabbiśa vatsara chilā kariyā sannyāsa

bhakta-gaṅa lañā kailā nīlācale vāsa

For His remaining twenty-four years, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, after accepting the renounced order of life, stayed at Jagannātha Purī with His devotees.

TEXT 35

tāra madhye nīlācale chaya vatsara

nṛtya, gīta, premabhakti-dāna nirantara

For six of these twenty-four years in Nīlācala [Jagannātha Purī], He distributed love of Godhead by always chanting and dancing.

TEXT 36

setubandha, āra gauḍa-vyāpi vṛndāvana

prema-nāma pracāriyā karilā bhramaṅa

Beginning from Cape Comorin and extending through Bengal to Vṛndāvana, during these six years He toured all of India, chanting, dancing and distributing love of Kṛṣṅa.

TEXT 37

ei ’madhya-līlā’ nāma—līlā-mukhyadhāma

śeṣa aṣṭādaśa varṣa—’antya-līlā’ nāma

The activities of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His travels after He accepted sannyāsa are His principal pastimes. His activities during His remaining eighteen years are called the antya-līlā, or the final portion of His pastimes.

TEXT 38

tāra madhye chaya vatsara bhaktagaṅa-saṅge

prema-bhakti laoyāila nṛtya-gīta-raṅge

For six of the eighteen years He continuously stayed in Jagannātha Purī, He regularly performed kīrtana, inducing all the devotees to love Kṛṣṅa simply by chanting and dancing.

TEXT 39

dvādaśa vatsara śeṣa rahilā nīlācale

premāvasthā śikhāilā āsvādana-cchale

For the remaining twelve years He stayed in Jagannātha Purī, He taught everyone how to taste the transcendental mellow ecstasy of love of Kṛṣṅa by tasting it Himself.

TEXT 40

rātri-divase kṛṣṅa-viraha-sphuraṅa

unmādera ceṣṭā kare pralāpa-vacana

Day and night Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu felt separation from Kṛṣṅa. Manifesting symptoms of this separation, He cried and talked very inconsistently, like a madman.

TEXT 41

śrī-rādhāra pralāpa yaiche uddhava-darśane

seimata unmāda-pralāpa kare rātri-dine

As Śrīmatī Rādhārāṅī talked inconsistently when She met Uddhava, so also Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu relished, both day and night, such ecstatic talk in the mood of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṅī.

TEXT 42

vidyāpati, jayadeva, caṅḍīdāsera gīta

āsvādena rāmānanda-svarūpa-sahita

The Lord used to read the books of Vidyāpati, Jayadeva and Caṅḍīdāsa, relishing their songs with His confidential associates like Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya and Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī.

TEXT 43

kṛṣṅera viyoge yata prema-ceṣṭita

āsvādiyā pūrṅa kaila āpana vāñchita

In separation from Kṛṣṅa, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu relished all these ecstatic activities, and thus He fulfilled His own desires.

TEXT 44

ananta caitanya-līlā kṣudra jīva hañā

ke varṅite pāre, tāhā vistāra kariyā

The pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu are unlimited. How much can a small living entity elaborate about those transcendental pastimes?

TEXT 45

sūtra kari’ gaṅe yadi āpane ananta

sahasra-vadane teṅho nāhi pāya anta

If Śeṣa Nāga Ananta personally were to make the pastimes of Lord Caitanya into sūtras, even with His thousands of mouths there is no possibility that He could find their limit.

TEXT 46

dāmodara-svarūpa, āra gupta murāri

mukhya-mukhya-līlā sūtre likhiyāche vicāri’

Devotees like Śrī Svarūpa Dāmodara and Murāri Gupta have recorded all the principal pastimes of Lord Caitanya in the form of notes, after deliberate consideration.

TEXT 47

sei, anusāre likhi līlā-sūtragaṅa

vistāri’ varṅiāchena tāhā dāsa-vṛndāvana

The notes kept by Śrī Svarūpa Dāmodara and Murāri Gupta are the basis of this book. Following those notes, I write of all the pastimes of the Lord. The notes have been described elaborately by Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura.

TEXT 48

caitanya-līlāra vyāsa,—dāsa vṛndāvana

madhura kariyā līlā karilā racana

Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura, the authorized writer of the pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, is as good as Śrīla Vyāsadeva. He has described the pastimes in such a way as to make them sweeter and sweeter.

TEXT 49

grantha-vistāra-bhaye chāḍilā ye ye sthāna

sei sei sthāne kichu kariba vyākhyāna

Being afraid of his book’s becoming too voluminous, he left some places without vivid descriptions. I shall try to fill those places as far as possible.

TEXT 50

prabhura līlāmṛta teṅho kaila āsvādana

tāṅra bhukta-śeṣa kichu kariye carvaṅa

The transcendental pastimes of Lord Caitanya have actually been relished by Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura. I am simply trying to chew the remnants of food left by him.

TEXT 51

ādi-līlā-sūtra likhi, śuna, bhakta-gaṅa

saṅkṣepe likhiye samyak nā yāya likhana

My dear devotees of Lord Caitanya, let me now write a synopsis of the ādi-līlā; I write of these pastimes in brief because it is not possible to describe them in full.

TEXT 52

kona vāñchā pūraṅa lāgi’ vrajendra-kumāra

avatīrṅa haite mane karilā vicāra

To fulfill a particular desire within His mind, Lord Kṛṣṅa, Vrajendra-kumāra, decided to descend to this planet after mature contemplation.

TEXT 53

āge avatārilā ye ye guru-parivāra

saṅkṣepe kahiye, kahā nā yāya vistāra

Lord Kṛṣṅa therefore first allowed His family of superiors to descend to the earth. I shall try to describe them in brief because it is not possible to describe them fully.

TEXTS 54–55

śrī-śacī-jagannātha, śrī-mādhava-purī

keśava bhāratī, āra śrī-īśvara purī

advaita ācārya, āra paṅḍita śrīvāsa

ācāryaratna, vidyānidhi, ṭhākura haridāsa

Lord Śrī Kṛṣṅa, before appearing as Lord Caitanya, requested these devotees to precede Him: Śrī Śacīdevī, Jagannātha Miśra, Mādhavendra Purī, Keśava Bhāratī, Īśvara Purī, Advaita Ācārya, Śrīvāsa Paṅḍita, Ācāryaratna, Vidyānidhi and Ṭhākura Haridāsa.

TEXT 56

śrīhaṭṭa-nivāsī śrī-upendra-miśra-nāma

vaiṣṅava, paṅḍita, dhanī, sad-guṅa-pradhāna

There was also Śrī Upendra Miśra, a resident of the district of Śrīhaṭṭa. He was a great devotee of Lord Viṣṅu, a learned scholar, a rich man and a reservoir of all good qualities.

TEXTS 57–58

sapta miśra tāṅra putra—sapta ṛṣīśvara

kaṁsāri, paramānanda, padmanābha, sarveśvara

jagannātha, janārdana, trailokyanātha

nadīyāte gaṅgā-vāsa kaila jagannātha

Upendra Miśra had seven sons, who were all saintly and most influential: (1) Kaṁsāri, (2) Paramānanda, (3) Padmanābha, (4) Sarveśvara, (5) Jagannātha, (6) Janārdana and (7) Trailokyanātha. Jagannātha Miśra, the fifth son, decided to reside on the bank of the Ganges at Nadia.

TEXT 59

jagannātha miśravara—padavī ’purandara’

nanda-vasudeva-rūpa sadguṅa-sāgara

Jagannātha Miśra was designated as Purandara. Exactly like Nanda Mahārāja and Vasudeva, he was an ocean of all good qualities.

TEXT 60

tāṅra patnī ’śacī’-nāma, pativratā satī

yāṅra pitā ’nīlāmbara’ nāma cakravartī

His wife, Śrīmatī Śacīdevī, was a chaste woman highly devoted to her husband. Śacīdevī’s father’s name was Nīlāmbara, and his surname was Cakravartī.

TEXT 61

rāḍhadeśe janmilā ṭhākura nityānanda

gaṅgādāsa paṅḍita, gupta murāri, mukunda

In Rāḍhadeśa, the part of Bengal where the Ganges is not visible, Nityānanda Prabhu, Gaṅgādāsa Paṅḍita, Murāri Gupta and Mukunda took birth.

TEXT 62

asaṅkhya bhaktera karāilā avatāra

śeṣe avatīrṅa hailā vrajendra-kumāra

Lord Kṛṣṅa, Vrajendra-kumāra, first caused countless devotees to appear, and at last He appeared Himself.

TEXT 63

prabhura āvirbhāva-pūrve yata vaiṣṅava-gaṅa

advaita-ācāryera sthāne karena gamana

Before the appearance of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, all the devotees of Navadvīpa used to gather in the house of Advaita Ācārya.

TEXT 64

gītā-bhāgavata kahe ācārya-gosāñi

jñāna-karma nindi’ kare bhaktira baḍāi

In these meetings of the Vaiṣṅavas, Advaita Ācārya used to recite the Bhagavad-gītā and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, decrying the paths of philosophical speculation and fruitive activity and establishing the superexcellence of devotional service.

TEXT 65

sarva-śāstre kahe kṛṣṅa-bhaktira vyākhyāna

jñāna, yoga, tapo-dharma nāhi māne āna

In all the revealed scriptures of Vedic culture, devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṅa is explained throughout. Therefore devotees of Lord Kṛṣṅa do not recognize the processes of philosophical speculation, mystic yoga, unnecessary austerity and so-called religious rituals. They do not accept any process but devotional service.

TEXT 66

tāṅra saṅge ānanda kare vaiṣṅavera gaṅa

kṛṣṅa-kathā, kṛṣṅa-pūjā, nāma-saṅkīrtana

In the house of Advaita Ācārya, all the Vaiṣṅavas took pleasure in always talking of Kṛṣṅa, always worshiping Kṛṣṅa and always chanting the Hare Kṛṣṅa mahā-mantra.

TEXT 67

kintu sarva-loka dekhi’ kṛṣṅa-bahirmukha

viṣaye nimagna loka dekhi’ pāya duḥkha

But Śrī Advaita Ācārya Prabhu felt pained to see all the people without Kṛṣṅa consciousness simply merging in material sense enjoyment.

TEXT 68

lokera nistāra-hetu karena cintana

kemate e saba lokera ha-ibe tāraṅa

Seeing the condition of the world, He began to think seriously of how all these people could be delivered from the clutches of māyā.

TEXT 69

kṛṣṅa avatari’ karena bhaktira vistāra

tabe ta’ sakala lokera ha-ibe nistāra

Śrīla Advaita Ācārya Prabhu thought, “If Kṛṣṅa Himself appears in order to distribute the cult of devotional service, then only will liberation be possible for all people.”

TEXT 70

kṛṣṅa avatārite ācārya pratijñā kariyā

kṛṣṅa-pūjā kare tulasī-gaṅgājala diyā

With this consideration, Advaita Ācārya Prabhu, promising to cause Lord Kṛṣṅa to descend, began to worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṅa, with tulasī leaves and water of the Ganges.

TEXT 71

kṛṣṅera āhvāna kare saghana huṅkāra

huṅkāre ākṛṣṭa hailā vrajendra-kumāra

By loud cries He invited Kṛṣṅa to appear, and this repeated invitation attracted Lord Kṛṣṅa to descend.

TEXT 72

jagannāthamiśra-patnī śacīra udare

aṣṭa kanyā krame haila, janmi’ janmi’ mare

Before the birth of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, eight daughters took birth one after another from the womb of Śacīmātā, the wife of Jagannātha Miśra. But just after their birth, they all died.

TEXT 73

apatya-virahe miśrera duḥkhī haila mana

putra lāgi’ ārādhila viṣṅura caraṅa

Jagannātha Miśra was very unhappy at the death of his children one after another. Therefore, desiring a son, he worshiped the lotus feet of Lord Viṣṅu.

TEXT 74

tabe putra janamilā ’viśvarūpa’ nāma

mahā-guṅavān teṅha—’baladeva’-dhāma

After this, Jagannātha Miśra got a son of the name Viśvarūpa, who was most powerful and highly qualified because He was an incarnation of Baladeva.

TEXT 75

baladeva-prakāśa—parama-vyome ’saṅkarṣaṅa’

teṅha—viśvera upādāna-nimitta-kāraṅa

The expansion of Baladeva known as Saṅkarṣaṅa in the spiritual world is the ingredient and immediate cause of this material cosmic manifestation.

TEXT 76

tāṅhā ba-i viśve kichu nāhi dekhi āra

ataeva ’viśvarūpa’ nāma ye tāṅhāra

The gigantic universal form is called the Viśvarūpa incarnation of Mahā-saṅkarṣaṅa. Thus we do not find anything within this cosmic manifestation except the Lord Himself.

TEXT 77

naitac citraṁ bhagavati

hy anante jagad-īśvare

otaṁ protam idaṁ yasmin

tantuṣv aṅga yathā paṭaḥ

“As the threads in a cloth spread both lengthwise and breadthwise, so the Supreme Personality of Godhead exists directly and indirectly within everything we see in this cosmic manifestation. This is not very wonderful for Him.”

TEXT 78

ataeva prabhu tāṅre bale, ’baḍa bhāi’

kṛṣṅa, balarāma dui—caitanya, nitāi

Because Mahā-saṅkarṣaṅa is the ingredient and efficient cause of the cosmic manifestation, He is present in every detail of it. Lord Caitanya therefore called Him His elder brother. The two brothers are known as Kṛṣṅa and Balarāma in the spiritual world, but at the present moment they are Caitanya and Nitāi. Therefore the conclusion is that Nityānanda Prabhu is the original Saṅkarṣaṅa, Baladeva.

TEXT 79

putra pāñā dampati hailā ānandita mana

viśeṣe sevana kare govinda-caraṅa

The husband and wife [Jagannātha Miśra and Śacīmātā], having gotten Viśvarūpa as their son, were very pleased within their minds. Because of their pleasure, they specifically began to serve the lotus feet of Govinda.

TEXT 80

audda-śata chaya śake śeṣa māgha māse

jagannātha-śacīra dehe kṛṣṅera praveśe

In the month of January in the year 1406 of the Śaka Era (A.D. 1485), Lord Kṛṣṅa entered the bodies of both Jagannātha Miśra and Śacī.

TEXT 81

miśra kahe śacī-sthāne,—dekhi āna rīta

jyotirmaya deha, geha lakṣmī-adhiṣṭhita

Jagannātha Miśra said to Śacīmātā, “I see wonderful things! Your body is effulgent, and it appears as if the goddess of fortune were now staying personally in my home.

TEXT 82

yāhāṅ tāhāṅ sarva-loka karaye sammāna

ghare pāṭhāiyā deya dhana, vastra, dhāna

“Anywhere and everywhere I go, all people offer me respect. Even without my asking, they voluntarily give me riches, clothing and paddy.”

TEXT 83

śacī kahe,—muñi dekhoṅ ākāśa-upare

divya-mūrti loka saba yena stuti kare

Śacīmātā told her husband, “I see wonderfully brilliant human beings appearing in outer space, as if offering prayers.”

TEXT 84

jagannātha miśra kahe,—svapna ye dekhila

jyotirmaya-dhāma mora hṛdaye paśila

Jagannātha Miśra then replied, “In a dream I saw the effulgent abode of the Lord enter my heart.

TEXT 85

āmāra hṛdaya haite gelā tomāra hṛdaye

hena bujhi, janmibena kona mahāśaye

“From my heart it entered your heart. I therefore understand that a great personality will soon take birth.”

TEXT 86

eta bali’ duṅhe rahe haraṣita hañā

śālagrāma sevā kare viśeṣa kariyā

After this conversation, both husband and wife were very jubilant, and together they rendered service to the household śālagrāma-śilā.

TEXT 87

haite haite haila garbha trayodaśa māsa

tathāpi bhūmiṣṭha nahe,—miśrera haila trāsa

In this way the pregnancy approached its thirteenth month, but still there was no sign of the delivery of the child. Thus Jagannātha Miśra became greatly apprehensive.

TEXT 88

nīlāmbara cakravartī kahila gaṅiyā

ei māse putra habe śubha-kṣaṅa pāñā

Nīlāmbara Cakravartī [the grandfather of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu] then did an astrological calculation and said that in that very month, taking advantage of an auspicious moment, the child would take birth.

TEXT 89

caudda-śata sāta-śake māsa ye phālguna

paurṅamāsīra sandhyā-kāle haile śubha-kṣaṅa

Thus in the year 1407 of the Śaka Era [A.D. 1486], in the month of Phālguna [February-March], in the evening of the full-moon day, the desired auspicious moment arrived.

TEXT 90

siṁha-rāśi, siṁha-lagna, ucca graha-gaṅa

ṣaḍ-varga, aṣṭa-varga, sarva sulakṣaṅa

[According to the Jyotir-veda, or Vedic astrology, the auspicious birth moment is described as follows:] The moon was in Leo [the figure of the lion in the zodiac], Leo was the ascendant, several planets were strongly positioned, and the ṣaḍ-varga and aṣṭa-varga showed all-auspicious influences.

TEXT 91

a-kalaṅka gauracandra dilā daraśana

sa-kalaṅka candre āra kon prayojana

When the spotless moon of Caitanya Mahāprabhu became visible, what would be the need for a moon full of black marks on its body?

TEXT 92

eta jāni’ rāhu kaila candrera grahaṅa

’kṛṣṅa’ ’kṛṣṅa’ ’hari’ nāme bhāse tri-bhuvana

Considering this, Rāhu, the black planet, covered the full moon, and immediately vibrations of “Kṛṣṅa! Kṛṣṅa! Hari!” inundated the three worlds.

TEXT 93

jaya jaya dhvani haila sakala bhuvana

camatkāra haiyā loka bhāve mane mana

All people thus chanted the Hare Kṛṣṅa mahā-mantra during the lunar eclipse, and their minds were struck with wonder.

TEXT 94

jagat bhariyā loka bale—’hari’ ’hari’

sei-kṣaṅe gaurakṛṣṅa bhūme avatari

When the whole world was thus chanting the holy name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṅa in the form of Gaurahari advented Himself on the earth.

TEXT 95

prasanna ha-ila saba jagatera mana

’hari’ bali’ hinduke hāsya karaye yavana

The whole world was pleased. While the Hindus chanted the holy name of the Lord, the non-Hindus, especially the Muslims, jokingly imitated the words.

TEXT 96

’hari’ bali’ nārīgaṅa dei hulāhuli

svarge vādya-nṛtya kare deva kutūhalī

While all the ladies vibrated the holy name of Hari on earth, in the heavenly planets dancing and music were going on, for the demigods were very curious.

TEXT 97

prasanna haila daśa dik, prasanna nadījala

sthāvara-jaṅgama haila ānande vihvala

In this atmosphere, all the ten directions became jubilant, as did the waves of the rivers. Moreover, all beings, moving and nonmoving, were overwhelmed with transcendental bliss.

TEXT 98

nadīyā-udayagiri, pūrṅacandra gaurahari,

kṛpā kari’ ha-ila udaya

pāpa-tamaḥ haila nāśa, tri-jagatera ullāsa,

jagabhari’ hari-dhvani haya

Thus by His causeless mercy the full moon, Gaurahari, rose in the district of Nadia, which is compared to Udayagiri, where the sun first becomes visible. His rising in the sky dissipated the darkness of sinful life, and thus the three worlds became joyful and chanted the holy name of the Lord.

TEXT 99

sei-kāle nijālaya, uṭhiyā advaita rāya,

nṛtya kare ānandita-mane

haridāse lañā saṅge, huṅkāra-kīrtana-raṅge

kene nāce, keha nāhi jāne

At that time Śrī Advaita Ācārya Prabhu, in His own house at Śāntipura, was dancing in a pleasing mood. Taking Haridāsa Ṭhākura with Him, He danced and loudly chanted Hare Kṛṣṅa. But why they were dancing, no one could understand.

TEXT 100

dekhi’ uparāga hāsi’, śīghra gaṅgā-ghāṭe āsi’

ānande karila gaṅgā-snāna

pāñā uparāga-chale, āpanāra mano-bale,

brāhmaṅere dila nānā dāna

Seeing the lunar eclipse and laughing, Advaita Ācārya and Haridāsa Ṭhākura immediately went to the bank of the Ganges and bathed in the river in great jubilation. Taking advantage of the occasion of the lunar eclipse, Advaita Ācārya, by His mental strength, distributed various types of charity to the brāhmaṅas.

TEXT 101

jagat ānandamaya, dekhi’ mane sa-vismaya,

ṭhāreṭhore kahe haridāsa

tomāra aichana raṅga, mora mana parasanna,

dekhi—kichu kārye āche bhāsa

When he saw that the whole world was jubilant, Haridāsa Ṭhākura, his mind astonished, directly and indirectly expressed himself to Advaita Ācārya: “Your dancing and distributing charity are very pleasing to me. I can understand that there is some special purpose in these actions.”

TEXT 102

ācāryaratna, śrīvāsa, haila mane sukhollāsa

yāi’ snāna kaila gaṅgā-jale

ānande vihvala mana, kare hari-saṅkīrtana

nānā dāna kaila mano-bale

Ācāryaratna [Candraśekhara] and Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura were overwhelmed with joy, and immediately they went to the bank of the Ganges to bathe in her waters. Their minds full of happiness, they chanted the Hare Kṛṣṅa mantra and gave charity by mental strength.

TEXT 103

ei mata bhakta-tati, yāṅra yei deśe sthiti,

tāhāṅ tāhāṅ pāñā mano-bale

nāce, kare saṅkīrtana, ānande vihvala mana,

dāna kare grahaṅera chale

In this way all the devotees, wherever they were situated, in every city and every country, danced, performed saṅkīrtana and gave charity by mental strength on the plea of the lunar eclipse, their minds overwhelmed with joy.

TEXT 104

brāhmaṅa-sajjana-nārī, nānā-dravye thālī bhari’

āilā sabe yautuka la-iyā

yena kāṅcā-soṅā-dyuti, dekhi’ bālakera mūrti,

āśīrvāda kare sukha pāñā

All sorts of respectable brāhmaṅa gentlemen and ladies, carrying plates filled with various gifts, came with their presentations. Seeing the newborn child, whose form resembled natural glaring gold, all of them happily offered their blessings.

TEXT 105

sāvitrī, gaurī, sarasvatī, śacī, rambhā, arundhatī

āra yata deva-nārīgaṅa

nānā-dravye pātra bhari’, brāhmaṅīra veśa dhari’,

āsi’ sabe kare daraśana

Dressing themselves as the wives of brāhmaṅas, all the celestial ladies, including the wives of Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva, Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, King Indra and Vasiṣṭha Ṛṣi, along with Rambhā, a dancing girl of heaven, came there with varieties of gifts.

TEXT 106

antarīkṣe deva-gaṅa, gandharva, siddha, cāraṅa,

stuti-nṛtya kare vādya-gīta

nartaka, vādaka, bhāṭa, navadvīpe yāra nāṭa,

sabe āsi’ nāce pāñā prīta

In outer space all the demigods, including the inhabitants of Gandharvaloka, Siddhaloka and Cāraṅaloka, offered their prayers and danced to the accompaniment of music, songs and the beating of drums. Similarly, in Navadvīpa city all the professional dancers, musicians and blessers gathered together, dancing in great jubilation.

TEXT 107

kebā āse kebā yāya, kebā nāce kebā gāya,

sambhālite nāre kāra bola

khaṅḍileka duḥkha-śoka, pramoda-pūrita loka,

miśra hailā ānande vihvala

No one could understand who was coming and who was going, who was dancing and who was singing. Nor could they understand one another’s language. Yet all unhappiness and lamentation were immediately dissipated, and people became all-jubilant. Thus Jagannātha Miśra was also overwhelmed with joy.

TEXT 108

ācāryaratna, śrīvāsa, jagannātha-miśra-pāśa,

āsi’ tāṅre kare sāvadhāna

karāila jātakarma, ye āchila vidhi-dharma,

tabe miśra kare nānā dāna

Candraśekhara Ācārya and Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura both came to Jagannātha Miśra and drew his attention in various ways. They performed the ritualistic ceremonies prescribed at the time of birth according to religious principles. Jagannātha Miśra also gave varieties of charity.

TEXT 109

yautuka pāila yata, ghare vā āchila kata,

saba dhana vipre dila dāna

yata nartaka, gāyana, bhāṭa, akiñcana jana,

dhana diyā kaila sabāra māna

Whatever riches Jagannātha Miśra collected in the form of gifts and presentations, and whatever he had in his house, he distributed among the brāhmaṅas, professional singers, dancers, bhāṭas and the poor. He honored them all by giving them riches in charity.

TEXT 110

śrīvāsera brāhmaṅī, nāma tāṅra ’mālinī’,

ācāryaratnera patnī-saṅge

sindūra, haridrā, taila, kha-i, kalā, nārikela,

diyā pūje nārīgaṅa raṅge

The wife of Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura, whose name was Mālinī, accompanied by the wife of Candraśekhara [Ācāryaratna] and other ladies, came there in great happiness to worship the baby with paraphernalia such as vermilion, turmeric, oil, fused rice, bananas and coconuts.

TEXT 111

advaita-ācārya-bhāryā, jagat-pūjitā āryā,

nāma tāṅra ’sītā ṭhākurāṅī’

ācāryera ājñā pāñā, gela upahāra lañā,

dekhite bālaka-śiromaṅi

One day shortly after Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu was born, Advaita Ācārya’s wife, Sītādevī, who is worshipable by the whole world, took her husband’s permission and went to see that topmost child with all kinds of gifts and presentations.

TEXT 112

suvarṅera kaḍi-ba-uli, rajatamudrā-pāśuli,

suvarṅera aṅgada, kaṅkaṅa

du-bāhute divya śaṅkha, rajatera malabaṅka,

svarṅa-mudrāra nānā hāragaṅa

She brought different kinds of golden ornaments, including armlets, necklaces, anklets and bangles for the hands.

TEXT 113

vyāghra-nakha hema-jaḍi, kaṭi-paṭṭasūtra-ḍorī

hasta-padera yata ābharaṅa

citra-varṅa paṭṭa-sāḍī, buni photo paṭṭapāḍī,

svarṅa-raupya-mudrā bahu-dhana

There were also tiger nails set in gold, waist decorations of silk and lace, ornaments for the hands and legs, nicely printed silken saris, and a child’s garment, also made of silk. Many other riches, including gold and silver coins, were also presented to the child.

TEXT 114

durvā, dhānya, gorocana, haridrā, kuṅkuma, candana,

maṅgala-dravya pātra bhariyā

vastra-gupta dolā caḍi’ saṅge lañā dāsī ceḍī,

vastrālaṅkāra peṭāri bhariyā

Riding in a palanquin covered with cloth and accompanied by maidservants, Sītā Ṭhākurāṅī came to the house of Jagannātha Miśra, bringing with her many auspicious articles such as fresh grass, paddy, gorocana, turmeric, kuṅkuma and sandalwood. All these presentations filled a large basket.

TEXT 115

bhakṣya, bhojya, upahāra, saṅge la-ila bahu bhāra,

śacī-gṛhe haila upanīta

dekhiyā bālaka-ṭhāma, sākṣāt gokula-kāna,

varṅa-mātra dekhi viparīta

When Sītā Ṭhākurāṅī came to the house of Śacīdevī, bringing with her many kinds of eatables, dresses and other gifts, she was astonished to see the newborn child, for she appreciated that except for a difference in color, the child was directly Kṛṣṅa of Gokula Himself.

TEXT 116

sarva aṅga—sunirmāṅa, suvarṅa-pratimā-bhāna,

sarva aṅga—sulakṣaṅamaya

bālakera divya jyoti, dekhi’ pāila bahu prīti,

vātsalyete dravila hṛdaya

Seeing the transcendental bodily effulgence of the child, each of His nicely constructed limbs full of auspicious signs and resembling a form of gold, Sītā Ṭhākurāṅī was very pleased, and because of her maternal affection, she felt as if her heart were melting.

TEXT 117

durvā, dhānya, dila śīrṣe, kaila bahu āśīṣe,

cirajīvī hao dui bhāi

ḍākinī-śāṅkhinī haite, śaṅkā upajila cite,

ḍare nāma thuila ’nimāi’

She blessed the newborn child by placing fresh grass and paddy on His head and saying, “May You be blessed with a long duration of life.” But being afraid of ghosts and witches, she gave the child the name Nimāi.

TEXT 118

putramātā-snānadine, dila vastra vibhūṣaṅe,

putra-saha miśrere sammāni’

śacī-miśrera pūjā lañā, manete hariṣa hañā,

ghare āilā sītā ṭhākurāṅī

On the day the mother and son bathed and left the maternity home, Sītā Ṭhākurāṅī gave them all kinds of ornaments and garments and then also honored Jagannātha Miśra. Then Sītā Ṭhākurāṅī, being honored by mother Śacīdevī and Jagannātha Miśra, was greatly happy within her mind, and thus she returned home.

TEXT 119

aiche śacī-jagannātha, putra pāñā lakṣmīnātha,

pūrṅa ha-ila sakala vāñchita

dhana-dhānye bhare ghara, lokamānya kalevara,

dine dine haya ānandita

In this way mother Śacīdevī and Jagannātha Miśra, having obtained a son who was the husband of the goddess of fortune, had all their desires fulfilled. Their house was always filled with riches and grains. As they saw the beloved body of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, day after day their pleasure increased.

TEXT 120

miśra—vaiṣṅava, śānta, alampaṭa, śuddha, dānta,

dhana-bhoge nāhi abhimāna

putrera prabhāve yata, dhana āsi’ mile, tata,

viṣṅu-prīte dvije dena dāna

Jagannātha Miśra was an ideal Vaiṣṅava. He was peaceful, restrained in sense gratification, pure and controlled. Therefore he had no desire to enjoy material opulence. Whatever money came because of the influence of his transcendental son, he gave it in charity to the brāhmaṅas for the satisfaction of Viṣṅu.

TEXT 121

lagna gaṅi’ harṣamati, nīlāmbara cakravartī,

gupte kichu kahila miśrere

mahāpuruṣera cihna, lagne aṅge bhinna bhinna,

dekhi,—ei tāribe saṁsāre

After calculating the birth moment of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Nīlāmbara Cakravartī privately said to Jagannātha Miśra that he saw all the different symptoms of a great personality in both the body and birth moment of the child. Thus he understood that in the future this child would deliver all the three worlds.

TEXT 122

aiche prabhu śacī-ghare, kṛpāya kaila avatāre,

yei ihā karaye śravaṅa

gaura-prabhu dayāmaya, tāṅre hayena sadaya,

sei pāya tāṅhāra caraṅa

In this way Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, out of His causeless mercy, made His advent in the house of Śacīdevī. Lord Caitanya is very merciful to anyone who hears this narration of His birth, and thus such a person attains the lotus feet of the Lord.

TEXT 123

pāiyā mānuṣa janma, ye nā śune gaura-guṅa,

hena janma tāra vyartha haila

pāiyā amṛtadhunī, piye viṣa-garta-pāni,

janmiyā se kene nāhi maila

Anyone who attains a human body but does not take to the cult of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is baffled in his opportunity. Amṛtadhunī is a flowing river of the nectar of devotional service. If after getting a human body one drinks the water in a poison pit of material happiness instead of the water of such a river, it would be better for him not to have lived, but to have died long ago.

TEXT 124

śrī-caitanya-nityānanda, ācārya advaitacandra,

svarūpa-rūpa-raghunāthadāsa

iṅhā-sabāra śrī-caraṅa, śire vandi nija-dhana,

janma-līlā gāila kṛṣṅadāsa

Taking on my head as my own property the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Nityānanda Prabhu, Ācārya Advaitacandra, Svarūpa Dāmodara, Rūpa Gosvāmī and Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, I, Kṛṣṅadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī, have thus described the advent of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.