Shri Chaitanya-bhagavata
Madhya-khanda -
By
Vyasa Avatara Shrila Vrindavana dasa Thakura
Chapter Thirteen
The Deliverance of Jagai and Madhai
TEXT 51
ei dui
dekhi' saba nadïyä daräya päche käro kona-dina vasati podäya
"When
the residents of Nadia see these two, they fear that the two may some day burn
their house.
hena papa
nähi, yähä nä hare dui-jana dähä-curi, madya-mämsa karaye bhojana"
"There
is no sin that these two have not committed. They plunder, steal, drink wine,
and eat meat."
There was
no end to Jagäi and Mädhäi's sinful activities. Since reckless activities like
plunder, violence, cruelty, and intoxication were prominently seen in them,
they were qualified to commit all kinds of sinful activities. Some people said,
"Since the soul is separate from its perverted form, it is not responsible
for the ac- tivities committed by that perverted form, even when the opposite
of morality and purified activities such as eating proper foods is found."
Actually, only living entities who have forgotten their con- stitutional position
enjoy the result of such misconceptions and the inauspiciousness born of
excessive attachment.
TEXT 53
çuni'
nityananda bada karuna-hrdaya duiyera uddhära ante haiyä sadaya
After
hearing this, the kind-hearted Nityananda mercifully contemplated how to
deliver the two.
TEXT 54
"pätahé
tärite prabhu hailä avatåra e-mata pätaké hothä päibena ära?
"The
Lord has incarnated to deliver the sinful. Where will He find such sinners as
these?"
The word
pätaha refers to pätayati adhogamayati dushriyäkärinam iti—"sinful
activities, activities that result in degradation, and im- proper
activities." The householders have three main enemies—lust, anger, and
greed. Being attacked by these enemies, human beings engage in sinful
activities. Sinful activities are called atipätaha,
mahäpätaha,
anupätaka, upapätaka, jätibhramçakara, saìkarïkarana, apätrékarana, malävaha,
and prakïrnaka.
Having sex
with one's mother, having sex with one's daughter, and having sex with the wife
of one's son—these three sins are called atipätaka.
Killing a
brähmana, drinking wine, stealing a brähmana's gold, and having sex with the
wife of one's guru—to commit these four sins or to intimately associate with
such sinners is called mahåpåtaha.
There are
thirty-five forms of anupätaka: (1) for a low caste person to identify himself
as belonging to a high caste; (2) to falsely accuse someone of committing an
offense, for which the punish- ment is death; (3) to spread false accusations
against respectable persons—these three are equal to the killing of a brähmana.
(1) To either reject the Vedas or forget the Vedas after reading them; (2) to
blaspheme the Vedas; (3) to give false testimony by speaking decep- tive words
(this is of two kinds—to hide something that one knows about and to hide the truth
by speaking lies); (4) to spoil the life of a friend; (5) to eat food that
grows in stool or filthy places; (6) to eat uneatable foods—these six
anupätahas are equal to drinking wine. (1) To take another's accumulated wealth
through cheating; (2) to kidnap someone; (3) to steal a horse; (4) to steal
silver; (5) to steal land; (6) to steal diamonds; (7) to steal jewels—these
seven forms of anupätaka are equal to stealing gold. (1) Having sex with a
sister born from the same mother; (2) having sex with an unmarried girl; (3)
having sex with a low-caste woman; (4) having sex with the wife of one's
friend; (5) having sex with the wife of a stepson; (6) having sex with one's
son's wife who belongs to a different caste than the son; (7) having sex with
one's maternal aunt; (8) having sex with one's paternal aunt; (9) having sex
with one's mother-in- law; (10) having sex with the wife of one's maternal
uncle; (11) having sex with the wife of a priest; (12) having sex with one's
sister; (13) having sex with the äcärya's wife; (14) having sex with a woman
who is under one's shelter; (15) having sex with the queen;
(16) having sex with a woman who has given up
household life;
(17) having sex with the wife of a learned
brähmana; (18) having sex with a chaste woman; and (19) having sex with a woman
of a
higher
caste—these nineteen forms ofanupätaha are equal to having sex with the wife of
the spiritual master.
Killing
cows; becoming the priest of unqualified people; having sex with another's
wife; selling oneself; giving up one's father, mother, or guru; giving up the
study of scriptures; giving up cook- ing due to laziness; giving up one's son,
or to neglect the performance of the son's purificatory rites; arranging the
marriage of a younger son before that of the elder; arranging the marriage of a
younger daughter before that of the elder; acting as the priest in such a
marriage; spoiling a girl who has not reached puberty; earn- ing one's
livelihood by loaning money on interest; falling from the vow of brahmacarya by
engaging in illicit activities such as having sex with a woman; selling one's
pond, garden, wife, or children; neglecting to undergo the sacred thread
ceremony even up to the age of sixteen; rejecting relatives such as one's
uncle; teaching the Vedas on payment; learning the Vedas from a professional
teacher; selling objects that are not meant to be sold; working in a gold mine
or another kind of mine on the order of the king; working on a bridge or other
huge enterprise; destroying medicine; earning one's livelihood by engaging
one's wife in prostitution; harming an in- nocent person through mantra or the
employment of creatures such as eagles; cutting green trees for fuel; cooking
or performing sacrifice for oneself rather than the Lord or one's father;
eating prohibited foods like garlic; neglecting to preserve a perpetual sacred
fire; stealing valuables other than gold; neglecting the repay- ment of debts
to the demigods, sages, and forefathers; discussing unauthorized scriptures;
becoming attached to songs and music; stealing paddy, metals like copper and
iron, or animals; having sex with a drunk woman; killing a woman, ksatriya,
vaiçya, or çüdra: and becoming an atheist—these are all known as upapatahas.
Using a
stick or other instrument to injure a brähmana; smelling objects like garlic,
stool, or wine; becoming crooked; having sex with an animal; and engaging in
homosexual relations—all these sins are jätibhramçakara. The sin of killing
domeÿic or wild animals is called saìharìkarana.
Accepting
wealth from a condemned person, earning one's livelihood through trade or
lending money on interest, speaking lies, and serving a çüdra—all these sins
are called apätréharana.
Killing a
bird, killing animals that move in water, killing fish or other animals that
are born in water, killing worms or insects, eating foods that have been
touched by wine—all these sins are called malävaha
Those
sinful activities that have not been described above are called prakirnaka (see
Visnu-samhitä, Präyaçcitta-viveka, and Manu- sarhhitä). In Däna-dharma of
Mahäbhärata, ten kinds of sinful activities have been mentioned—the three sins
of killing, stealing, and having sex with another's wife are called käyika, or
those caused by the body; the four sins of useless talk, arrogance, cruelty,
and telling lies are called väciha, or those caused by the speech; and the
three sins of coveting other's wealth, being devoid of compassion for all
living entities, and thinking "let my activities bear fruit" are
called mänasika, or those caused by the mind.
TEXT 55
luhäiyä
hare prabhu äpanä-prahäça prabhäva nä dehhe lohe,—kare upahäsa
"The
Lord secretly manifests Himself. People who do not see His influence make fun
of Him.
Çréman
Mahäprabhu is alone capable of cutting people's bondage to material existence.
He does not display His real identity but remains incognito. Those who cannot
understand Him consider Him an ordinary person like themselves and want to
laugh at His activities.
TEXT 56-57
e duiyere
prabhu yadi anugraha kare tabe se prabhäva dekhe sakala samsäre
taba haìa
nityänanda—caitanyera däsa efuiyere karäìa yadi caitanya-prakäça
"If
the Lord bestows His mercy on these two, then the whole world will know His
glories. If I can reveal Lord Caitanya to them, then I, Nityänanda, will be
known as Lord Caitanya's servant.
"Sinful
people like Jagäi and Mädhäi are minute spiritual ener- gies. But since that
nature is not manifest and material conceptions are prominent, they are
unqualified for self-realization. If Çréman Mahäprabhu mercifully revives their
eternal propensities as spiritul parts and parcels, then I will be qualified to
be accepted as Caitanya's servant."
TEXT 58
ekhana
yemana matta, äpanä näjäne ei-mata haya yadi çrï-krsnera name
"Now
they are fully intoxicated and do not know themselves. If only they could
become intoxicated like this under the influence of Krsna's names.
TEXT 59
'mora
prabhu' bali' yadi hände dui-jana tabe se särthaka mora yata paryatana
"If
the two cry as they say, 'O my Lord!' then My wandering will be successful.
TEXT 60-61
yeyejana e
du'yera chäyä paraçiyä vastrera sahita gaìgä-snäna hare giyä
sei saba
jana yadi e doìhäre dehhï gaìgä-snäna-hena mäne, tabe more likhi"
"If
persons who previously took bath in the Ganges with their clothes on when they
touched the shadow of these two consider themselves as purified as having taken
bath in the Ganges by seeing them, then My name will remembered."
"Religious
persons attached to morality think that by touching even the shadow of a sinner
one should take bath in the Ganges with one's clothes on. When after obtaining
the mercy of Çréman Mahäprabhu the character of these two is purified, the
piety of taking bath in the Ganges will be automatically obtained by seeing
such
transformed sinless persons. When this is realized, My name will be
successful."
TEXT 62
çrl-nityänanda-prabhura
mahimä apära patitera träna lägï yåìra avatära
The
glories of Çré Nityananda Prabhu are unlimited. He has incarnated to deliver
the fallen souls.
No one is
capable of describing the glories of Çré Nityananda. The direct manifestation
of Lord Çré Gaurasundara, Çré Nityananda, is svayam-prakäça. His immediate
expansion. He has incarnated simp- ly to deliver the fallen souls.
TEXT 63
eteka cintiyä
prabhu harìdäsa-prati bale,—"haridäsa dehha doìhära durgati
After
contemplating in this way, the Lord said to Haridäsa, "O Haridäsa, look at
their miserable condition.
TEXT 64
brähmana
haiyä hena dusta vyavahära e doìhära yama-ghare nähiha nistära
"Although
they are brähmanas, their behavior is most abominable. These two will not be
able to avoid the punishment of Yamaräja.
When a
human being gives up sinful activities and accumulates piety, then he is born
in a high-class brähmana family. The iden- tification of a brähmana is the
highest identification in this world. A brähmana is respected by all, and his
example should be followed by everyone. Due to their sinful propensities,
living entities feel proud to identify with castes other than brähmana, but
there cannot be any fault in identifying oneself as a real brähmana. Those who
commit sinful activities are awarded severe miseries by Yamaräja, who awards
punishment. Particularly, if in spite of being born in a
bråhmana
family by the influence of one's piety, and if in spite of receiving the great
opportunity of obtaining proper instruction one becomes bewildered and engages
in committing various offenses, he can never escape the unlimited miseries in
the abode of Yamaräja.
TEXT 65
pränänte
märila tomä' ye yavana-gane tähära o karilä tumi bhäla mane mane
"When
you were beat practically to death by the Yavanas, you thought about even their
welfare.
The Kazis
of Ämbuyä province beat Thäkura Çré Haridäsa to the point of death.
Nevertheless, without desiring any form of revenge, Thäkura Haridäsa displayed
tolerance and thought about their wel- fare. (One should discuss Ådi-hhanda,
Chapter Sixteen, verses 108-113.)
TEXT 66-67
yadi tumi
çubhänusandhäna kara mane tabe se uddhära päya ei dui-jane
tomära saìkalpa
prabhu nä hare anyathä äpane hahilä prabhu ei tattva-hathä
"If
you think about the welfare of these two, then they will certainly be
delivered. The Lord never neglects to fulfill your desire. This truth was
personally disclosed by the Lord.
Om
Visnupäda Çréla Thäkura Bhaktivinoda has written:
gala-vastra
krtäìjali vaisnava-nihate dante trna hari' däìdäiba nishapate
händiyä
händiyäjänäiba duhhha-gräma sarhsära-anala haite mägwa viçråma
çuniyä
ämära duhhha vaisnava thàhura ämä lågï hrsne ävedibena pracura
vaisnavera
ävedane krsna dayämaya e-hena pämara prati habena sadaya
"Without
duplicity I will approach a Vaisnava with straw between my teeth, with folded
hands, and with a cloth hanging from my neck. I will cry and reveal to him my
miserable condition. I will beg him for relief from the fire of material
existence. After hearing about my miserable condition, the Vaisnava Thäkura
will profusely appeal to Krsna on my behalf. By his appeal, the most merciful
Krsna will become compassionate towards this sinner."
TEXT 68
prabhura
prabhäva saba dehhuha sarhsära caitanya harila hena duira uddhära
"Let
the entire world see Lord Caitanya's influence when He delivers these two.
TEXT 69
yena gäya
ajämila-uddhära puräne sähsäte déhhuna ebe e tina bhuvane"
"Just
as the Puränas sing about the deliverance of Ajämila, now let the three worlds
directly see such pastimes."
The word
trì-bhuvana refers to the six upper planetary systems, the seven lower
planetary systems, and the earth. The pastime of Jagäi and Mädhäi's deliverance
at Çrï Navadvïpa-dhäma in this material world is not simply a scriptural
narration like the topic concerning Ajämila that is recorded in the Puränas
such as Çìmad Bhägavatam, nor is it a past incident of this ordinary world;
rather, such activities are found even now in the pastimes of Çrï Caitanya.
TEXT 70
nityänanda-tattva
haridäsa bhäla jäne päila uddhära dui—jänilena mane
Haridäsa
knew well the glories of Nityananda Prabhu. There- fore he could understand
that the two were already delivered.
Since
Thäkura Haridäsa acted as Nämäcärya in this world, he knew perfectly well the
truth about the original spiritual master of those who chant the holy names.
While seeing the present situation, that Thäkura Haridäsa could understand that
Jagäi and Mädhäi would certainly be delivered.
TEXT 71
haridäsa
prabhu bale,—"çuna mahäçaya tomära ye icchä, sei prabhura niçcaya
Haridäsa
Prabhu said, "Listen, O Mahäçaya, Your desire is certainly the Lord's
desire.
Haridäsa
said to Nityananda Prabhu, "Whatever You desire is fully approved by Çri
Gaurasundara."
TEXT 72
ämäre
bhändäo, yena paçure bhändäo ämäre se tumi punah punah ye çïkhäo"
"You
deceive me just as one deceives an animal, and in this way You repeatedly teach
me."
Haridäsa
said, "My appeal to Krsna would simply teach how to demand the respect of
a Vaisnava and command the Supreme Lord. But I am like an animal without
discrimination between what is good and what is bad. If according to Your
statement I consider myself a Vaisnava and think that the most merciful Krsna
will deliver two sinners by my request, then I am no better than an animal.
Although 1 am an animal devoid of discrimination between good and bad, Your act
of concealing Yourself from me is indicative of my animal nature. I am a living
entity who has forgotten Krsna, therefore since You have a strong desire to
engage me in the service of the Lord by reviving my constitutional position, 1
have many things to learn from Your activities."
häsï nityänanda
täne dilä äliìgana atyanta komala hai' balena vacana
Lord
Nityänanda smiled and embraced Haridäsa. He then soft- ly spoke as follows.
TEXT 74
"prabhura
ye äjìä laï ämarä vedäi tähä kahi ei dui madyapera thäìi
"Let
us go and inform these two drunkards of the Lord's order that we are carrying
around.
"Since
Jagäi and Mädhäi are fully intoxicated by wine, they are not eager to hear
topics about worldly morality or welfare. Still, in order to follow the most
merciful Gaurasundara's order, we have accepted the responsibility of
propagating the holy names to the general mass of people, including the sinful.
Sinful people cannot even understand topics of worldly welfare, therefore to
describe to them topics about the kingdom beyond this material nature often
appears irrelevant, but actually sinful people have a special qualification and
right to receive these topics."
TEXT 75
sabäre
bhajite 'krsna' prabhura ädeça tära madhye atiçaya-päpïre viçesa
"The
Lord's order is for everyone to worship Krsna, but this is especially meant for
the most sinful.
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