44. Nityananda pastimes from Sri Caitanya Bhagavata with commentary (Madhya 13.151-175)

Shri Chaitanya-bhagavata

Madhya-khanda -

By 

Vyasa Avatara Shrila Vrindavana dasa Thakura

                                                           

Chapter Thirteen

The Deliverance of Jagai and Madhai

TEXT 151

nityananda kariba sakale måtoyäla uhäna carìtra muìi jäni bhäle bhäla

"Nityananda will make everyone intoxicated. I know His char- acter very well.

"I know the characteristics of Nityänanda very well. Within two or three days He will bring those two rogues who are fond of drinking wine into the assembly of Vaisnavas."

TEXT 152

ei dekha tumi dina dui tina vyäje sei dui madyapa änìba gosthï-mäjhe"

"Just wait and see, within two or three days He will bring those drunkards into our assembly."

TEXT 153

halite advaita hailena krodäveça digambara hai' bale açesa viçesa

While speaking in this way, Advaita became overwhelmed with anger. Without any clothing on, He spoke with great em- phasis.

TEXT 154

"çuniba sakala caitanyera krsna-bhakti kemane näcaye gäya, dekhoì tana çakti

"Everyone will hear about Lord Caitanya's devotional service to Krsna. And they will see His potency—how He dances and chants.

TEXT 155

dekha kali sei dui madyapa änïyä nimäi-nitäi dui nàcibe miliyä

"You will see tomorrow how Nimäi and Nitäi will bring the two drunkards and dance with them.

TEXT 156

ekäkära karibeka ei dui jane jäti laï tumi ami paläi yatane"

"They will make the two equal to us, and we will have to run away to save our caste."

TEXT 157

advaitera krodäveçe häse haridäsa madyapa-uddhära citte haila prakäça

On seeing Advaita's angry mood, Haridäsa smiled. He was convinced that the drunkards would be delivered.

TEXT 158

advaitera vàhya bujhe kähära çakati? bujhe haridäsa prabhu—yära yena mati

Who has the power to understand Advaita's words? Only Haridäsa Prabhu can understand Him.

TEXT 159

ebe päpé-saba advaitera pahsa haiyä gadädhara-nindä hare, maraye padiyä

Many sinful people take the side of Advaita and criticize Gadädhara. They will be burnt to death.

Hardly anyone can understand the loving sentiments of Advaita Prabhu. Being unable to understand the actual meaning of Vaisnavism, a few sons and nondevotee so-called disciples of Çré Advaita Prabhu introduce Advaita Prabhu as an impersonalist and support Him while disregarding Çrì Gaurasundara's most dear Çré Gadädhara Pandita Gosvämi. Since Çré Acyutänanda Prabhu, the son of Advaita, accepted subordination of Çré Gadädhara Pandita Gosvämé, a few Mäyävädé descendants of Advaita dared to disregard Çré Gadädhara Pandita Gosvämï Prabhu. As a result, they met with inauspiciousness. When unauthorized disciples and sons of Çré Advaita Prabhu saw that after the disappearance of Çré Advaita Prabhu His most intimate disciples began to worship Hari under the subordination of Çré Gadädhara Pandita Gosvämé, they began to burn within. Considering their family prestige from the mundane

viewpoint and considering Advaita Prabhu as Visnu and themselves as "Visnu's sons," they attacked those who worshiped under the guidance of Çré Gadädhara Prabhu.

TEXT 160

ye päpistha eka vaisnavera paksa haya anya vaisnavere ninde, sei yäya ksaya

Any sinful person who takes the side of one Vaisnava and blasphemes another Vaisnava is certainly ruined.

Sinful-minded persons who are averse to Hari think that there is a difference of opinion among pure Vaisnavas, and they selfishly take the side of one and blaspheme the other's process of worship. But both Vaisnavas are engaged in the service of the Lord. By imagining differences between them and taking the side of one Vaisnava, one considers him superior. Yet since the other Vaisnava prays for that Vaisnava's purification and desires his auspiciousness, the observer considers him unfavorable and censures him, thinking that there is a possibility of differences between Vaisnavas. By preaching such a philosophy one invites one's own ruination.

TEXT 161

sei dui madyapa vedäya sthäne sthäne äila—ye-ghäte prabhu kare gaìgä-snäne

As the two drunkards wandered from place to place, they came to the bathing ghäta where the Lord would take His bath in the Ganges.

TEXT 162

daiva-yoge sei sthäne karileka thänä vedäiyä bule sarva-thäìi deï hänä

By divine arrangement they made that place their base from which they would go out to raid various places.

sakala lokera citta haila saçaìka kibä bada, kibä dhanl, kibä mahäraìka

Whether influential, rich, or poor, all people's hearts became filled with fear.

All the residents of Navadvépa, including the prestigious, the aristocratic, and the poor, became frightened by the behavior of the two rogues. The word raìka refers to the misers and the poor.

TEXT 164

niçä haile keha nähi yäya gaìgä-snäne yadi yäya—tabe daça-viçera gamane

No one went to take bath in the Ganges at night, and if they did, they went in groups of ten or twenty.

Those who regularly took bath three times a day went to the Ganges at night in groups of ten or twenty due to fear of being attacked by Jagäi and Mädhäi.

TEXT 165-171

prabhura bädéra käche thäke niçäbhäge sarva-rätì prabhura kértana çuni'jäge

mrdaìga mandirå bäje kïrtanera saìge madyera viksepe tärä çuni' näce range

dure thäkï saba dhvani çunibäre päya çunilei näciyä adhika madya khäya

yakhana kértana kare, dui jana rahe çuniyä kértana punah uthiyä näcaye

madyapäne vihvala—kichui nähijäne ächila vä kothäya, ächaye kon sthäne

prabhure dekhiyä bale,—"nimäi pandita karäibä sampürna maìgalacandéra gïta

gäyena saba bhäla, muìi dekhibäre cäìa sakala äniyä diba-yathä yei päìa"

They stayed near the Lord's house and listened to the Lord's kértana as they remained awake throughout the night. Being in- toxicated with wine, they joyfully danced as they listened to the sound of the karatälas and mrdaìgas in the kértana. As they could hear everything from that distance, they would listen, dance, and then drink more wine. Whenever there was kértana, the two would stay there. When they heard the kértana, they would get up and dance. They were so overwhelmed by drinking wine that they did not remember where they had been or where they were. When they saw the Lord, they said, "O Nimäi Pandita, You should sing the entire song of Maìgalacandï. You have expert singers, who we wish to see. We will bring and give You whatever You need."

After satisfying their own whims at various places throughout Nadia, the two rogues Jagäi and Mädhäi came and set up camp near the ghäta outside Mahäprabhu's house. Along with the sound of the Lord's kértana, their habit of drinking flourished. They considered the devotees' glorification of Krsna with instruments to be glorifica- tion of Maìgalacandï, so when they met Mahäprabhu they asked Him what ingredients were needed to complete the rituals, which they considered to be like their own tamo-guna rituals. The two rogues said, "We will collect and give You whatever ingredients are required to complete the glorification of Maìgalacandé."

TEXT 172

durjjana dekhiyä prabhu dure dure yäya ära patha diyä loka sabäi paläya

Seeing those miscreants, the Lord kept a distance. Others took another path and fled away.

TEXT 173

eka-dina nityänanda nagara bhramiyä nisäya äise, doìhe dharileka giyä

After wandering throughout the city one day, Nityananda went that night before the two.

TEXT 174

'kere kere' bali' dähejagäi mädhäi nityananda balena,—"prabhura bädï yäi"

Jagäi and Mädhäi shouted, "Who are You? Who are You?" Nityananda replied, "I am going to the Lord's house."

TEXT 175

madyera viksepe bale,—"kibä näma torn?" nityananda bale,—"'avadhüta' näma mora"

Intoxicated by wine, they asked, "What is Your name?" Nityananda replied, "My name is Avadhüta."