19920908 Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.18.1

The following is a Vamana Dwadasi lecture given by His Holiness Jayapataka swami on September 8th 1992 at

Sridham Mayapur, India.

The class begins with a reading from the Srimad Bhagavatam 8th Canto 18th chapter 1st verse.

HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaja recites the verse with the audience repeating.

śrī-śuka uvāca

itthaṁ viriñca-stuta-karma-vīryaḥ

prādurbabhūvāmṛta-bhūr adityām

catur-bhujaḥ śaṅkha-gadābja-cakraḥ

piśaṅga-vāsā nalināyatekṣaṇaḥ

Translation by His Divine Grace Srila A.C Bhakti Vedanta Swami Prabhupada.

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: After Lord Brahmā had thus spoken, glorifying the Supreme Lord activities and prowess, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is never subject to death like an ordinary living being, appeared from the womb of Aditi. His four hands were decorated with a conch shell, club, lotus and disc, He was dressed in yellow garments, and His eyes appeared like the petals of a blooming lotus.

Purport:

The word amṛta-bhūḥ is significant in this verse. The Lord sometimes appears like an ordinary child taking birth, but this does not mean that He is subject to birth, death or old age. One must be very intelligent to understand the appearance and activities of the Supreme Lord in His incarnations. This is confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā (4.9): janma karma ca me divyam evaṁ yo vetti tattvataḥ. One should try to understand that

the Lord’s appearance and disappearance and His activities are all divyam, or transcendental. The Lord has nothing to do with material activities. One who understands the appearance, disappearance and activities of the Lord is immediately liberated. After giving up his body, he never again has to accept a material body, but is transferred to the spiritual world (tyaktvā dehaṁ punar janma naiti mām eti so arjuna [Bg. 4.9]).

HH JPS : Thus end Bhakti Vedanta Swami translation and purport of text 1, chapter 18,canto 8 of Srimad Bhagavatam spoken on the sacred occasion of the Vamana Dwadasi.

So Vamanadev appeared from the womb of Aditi. But just after appearing from the womb, He assumed the following form. The body of the Supreme Personality of Godhead blackish in complexion was free from all inebrities , His lotus face decorated with earrings resembling sharks, appeared very beautiful. On His bosom was the mark of Srivatsa. He wore bangles on His wrists, armlets on His arms,a helmet on His head, a belt on His waist ,a sacred thread across His chest and ankle bells decorating His lotus feet.An uncommonly beautiful garland of flowers decorated His bosom, and because the flowers were extremely fragrant, a large group of bees, making their natural humming sounds, invaded them for honey. When the Lord appeared, wearing the Kaustubha gem on His neck, His effulgence vanquished the darkness in the home of the Prajāpati Kaśyapa. At that time, there was happiness in all directions, in the reservoirs of water like the rivers and oceans, and in the core of everyone’s heart. The various seasons displayed their respective qualities, and all living entities in the upper planetary system, in outer space and on the surface of the earth were jubilant. The demigods, the cows, the brāhmaṇas, the hills and mountains were all filled with joy. On the day of Śravaṇa-dvādaśī , the twelfth day of the bright fortnight in the month of Bhādra, when the moon came into the lunar mansion Śravaṇa, at the auspicious moment of Abhijit, the Lord appeared in this universe. Considering the Lord’s appearance very auspicious, all the stars and planets, from the sun to Saturn, were munificently charitable. O King, when the Lord appeared — on dvādaśī, the twelfth day of the moon — the sun was at the meridian, as every learned scholar knows. This dvādaśī is called Vijayā. Conchshells, kettledrums, drums, paṇavas and ānakas vibrated in concert. The sound of these various other instruments were tumultuous.

Nitai Gaur premanande hari hari bol.... ( By Guru Mahraj)

Nitai gaur premannade hari hari bol.... ( By other Devotees)

Nitai Gaur premanande hari hari bol.... ( By other Devotees)

Then, the Apsarās danced in jubilation, and Gandharvas sang songs. Devas, demigods Manus, Siddhas and Firegod, they were all offering prayers. Sidhas, Vidyadharas, Kimpurusas, Kinnaras, Caranas, Yakshaas, Rakshaas, Suparnas, Serpent, best of the serpents and so on all showered flowers on Aditi's residence, covering the entire  house while glorifying and praising the Lord and dancing, So when Aditi saw the Lord, she was struck  with wonder; the Lord had come from her womb. She became very happy. Prajapti kashyapa exclaimed "Jaya Jaya" in great happiness and wonder

yat tad vapur bhāti vibhūṣaṇāyudhair

avyakta-cid-vyaktam adhārayad dhariḥ

babhūva tenaiva sa vāmano vaṭuḥ

sampaśyator divya-gatir yathā naṭaḥ

The Lord appeared in His original form, with ornaments and weapons in His hands. Although this ever-existing form is not visible in the material world, He nonetheless appeared in this form. Then, in the presence of His father and mother, He assumed the form of Vāmana, a brāhmaṇa-dwarf, a brahmacārī, just like a theatrical actor.

conch shell sound... ( in background)

As he is being born, the Lord took various forms. He appeared as Narayana before his father, mother, they could know for sure. He was the supreme Lord Vishnu then He took the form of a Dwarf... Vamanadev. Vamana means the dwarf

 Anybody who can do things like this obviously is not material. Just like that being a boy  changes his forms 3-4 times ,now He has appeared as Vamana as a dwarf. So the priest all came to do the birth ceremony. They were a bit surprised to find that the baby was already grown to a small boy. So they decided since he is so big, to do the birth as well as brahmin thread upanayan ceremony at the same time. So simultaneously they  did both the ceremonies the jata karma and upanayan. The lord didn’t waste any time. Normally the upanayana ceremony is done at the age of 8.  The lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu he also performed Vamana Lila.  When Lord Chaitanya was eight,  His father decided that it was time to do the upanayana ceremony, the sacred thread ceremony.   So he called and invited all the brahmanas. They performed a very wonderful festival with yajna and then according to the system, Lord Chaitanya was given a sacred thread, given the first Mantra of the Gayatri and he was dressed like a young brahmachari and he appeared just like Vamanadev golden colour.  In fact, everyone saw and said this is Vamanadev surely. He didn’t look like Lord Chaitanya completely.  Lord Chaitanya he spontaneously did the Vamana lila appearing as a dwarf brahmana at the time of His upanayan when he was wearing a brahmachari cloth with a danda , kamandalu and  He would go even to all the houses of the the grihastha begging dhanam deha , bhiksham deha .  Give me a donation.  So just like Vamanadev was begging from Bali , so Lord Chaitanya was begging from the grahasthas and they were very happy to give him their heart and some token donations.Seeing Him they became very ecstatic.In this way Lord Chaitanya also displayed the Vamana lila .  Within Lord Chaitanya all the avatars are present.  All the avatars are there…………... So He also a long time ago in the previous age, the original Vamanadev appeared and everyone was very happy.  So they performed the wedding rather than the birth and the brahmana ceremony.  At that time, the Surya the Sun god before personally offered the Gayatri mantra. Brihaspati offered the sacred thread. Kashyapa offered the straw mat.  Mother Earth gave him a deer skin and the deva of the moon who is the king of the forest gave him a brahma danda , the rod of a brahmachari. His mother Aditi gave him cloth for underwear and the Deity presiding over the heavenly kingdom offered him an umbrella. Lord Brahma offered a water pot to the inexhaustible Supreme Lord Personality of Godhead.The seven rishis offered sages offered Him kusha grass, mother Sarasvati gave Him a string of Rudraksha beads. Vamanadeva gave Him a sacred thread, had thus been given the sacred thread, Kuvera king of riches, gave Him Yakshas gave Him pot for begging alms, and then mother Bhagavati, the wife of Lord Shiva, and most chaste mother of the entire universe, gave him His first alms.

Bhiksham bhgvati shakshadumaadaadmbika suti

Then being welcomed by everyone, Lord Vamandeva, to bless them, He manifested His brahman effulgence to everyone and thus everyone was amazed to see that brahmana effulgence, His beauty surpassed everyone in the assembly, even though was filled with all the great personality mentioned and many many great saintly brahmanas. O King, because of Vamanadeva’s bright effulgence, the priests, along with Bali Maharaj, all the members of the assembly, were robbed of their splendour. Thus, they began to speak to one another.

So Vamanadeva set a sacrificial fire then he went heard about Bali Maharaj performing Ashvamedha yagna. So, then He went to see Bali Maharaj, although He was the dwarf in size every step, He was taking the earth was being pressed down. He was so heavy. So, when Bali was doing yagna, they saw Vamandeva coming, Vamandeva was so effulgent like the Sun was coming. They wonder people are wondering is this Sanat kumar or Sun God or Fire God came to see sacrificial fire so while they were discussing who the personality was Vamandeva the Supreme Personality of Godhead, holding His danda-His umbrella-His water pot, entered the arena of the Ashvamedha yagna. So, like this appearing as a brahmana boy, wearing His sacred thread, belt of straw, deerskin, matted locks of hair, He entered into the sacrificial arena. His effulgence was so brilliant that it completely diminished the brilliance of the priests and their disciples, so they stood up,  they offered their respect to the Lord offering their obeisances.  Bali Maharaj was very jubilant to see Vamandeva and he very, He offered Him a seat. Then Bali Maharaj bathes His lotus feet. So  Bali took the water from the lotus feet of Vamandeva and put on his head just like Lord Shiva also put the water of Vishnu on his head very heartily and welcomed Him. Please let us know what we can do for you. So, you have come to my house, by your presence my sacrifice is certainly complete. I have been purified from all my sinful reactions by touching the water which has touch Your lotus feet. So, what You, I like to You can take whatever You may want from me You may take a cow, gold, furnished home, palatable food and drink, the daughter of a brahmana for Your wife, prosperous villages, horses, elephants, chariots or whatever you desire, Those are the key words "Or whatever you desire". (Guru Maharaj laughs for a short moment)

So Vamandev was very happy to hear all these things. Bali Maharaj speaking very properly. So he began to praise Bali Maharaj. Gave so much praise that you spoke very properly. Nobody in your family has been poor minded or miserly nor ever refused to give charity to the brahmanas. nor after promising to give charity, has anybody failed to fulfil his promise. He goes on praising his dynasty. He glorifies Hiranyaksha. Said, although Hiranyaksha was killed by Lord Vishnu in what a severe fight, and Lord Vishnu could only killed Hiranyakasha with very great difficulty. Like this way he was glorifying the ancestors of Bali. When Hiraṇyakaśipu heard about the news of his brother being killed, Then Hiraṇyakaśipu went to attack Vishnu, then he said

"Whosoever I go, Hiraṇyakaśipu will follow Me, as death follows all living entities. Therefore it is better for Me to enter the core of his heart, for then, because of his power to see only externally, he will not see Me."

O King of the demons, then the  Lord Viṣṇu made this decision, He entered the body of His enemy Hiraṇyakaśipu, who was running after Him with great force. In a subtle body inconceivable to Hiraṇyakaśipu, Lord Viṣṇu was in great anxiety, entered Hiraṇyakaśipu’s nostril along with his breath.

Upon seeing the residence of Lord Viṣṇu vacant, Hiraṇyakaśipu began searching for Lord Viṣṇu everywhere. Angry at not seeing Him, Hiraṇyakaśipu screamed loudly and searched the entire universe, including the surface of the earth, the higher planetary systems, all directions, all the caves and oceans. But Hiraṇyakaśipu, the greatest hero, did not see Viṣṇu anywhere.

So Hiraṇyakaśipu thought Vishnu must have died. Since I don't  see him anywhere. Said This way Hiraṇyakaśipu’s anger against Lord Viṣṇu persisted until his death. He was so great, Other people they just get angry for a short time, because of false ego but he was angry till the last breath of his death, what a great person.

Your Forefather and your father, Virocana, the son of Prahlāda, was very affectionate to the brāhmaṇas. So you have come in a family of many great forefathers. You are from such a noble family, able to give charity munificently, from You i only request three steps of land, to the measurement of My steps. Prabhupada explains Lord  Vamandev wanted three pieces of land according to the measurement of his footstep. He didn't want more than necessary, although he pretended to be an ordinary human child, He actually wanted the land comprising Upper, middle and lower planetary systems. This was just to show the prowess of the Supreme personality of Godhead.

O King, controller of the entire universe, although you are very munificent and are able to give Me as much land as I want, I do not want anything from you that is unnecessary. If a learned brāhmaṇa takes charity from others only according to his needs, he does not become entangled in sinful activities. Then Prabhupada explains about the duties of a Brahmana only taking what they need in the purport.

 Bali Mahārāja said: O son of a brāhmaṇa, Your instructions are as good as those of learned and elderly persons. Nonetheless, You are a boy, and Your intelligence is insufficient. Thus You are not very prudent in regards to your self-interest. I am going to give you an entire island, because I am the provider of the three divisions of the universe you have come to take something from me and have pleased me by your sweet words but you are asking all these three places of land therefore you are not very intelligent. Prabhupada explains how an island means a planet, in the universe which is considered the ocean of space and the planets are islands so Bali Maharaj was possessing all the islands in space. So in the world please tell someone to give you a whole planet which one you want pick one out, here Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Earth which one take it. Oh small boy, one who approaches to me to beg something should not ask anything more anywhere therefore if you wish you may ask me much land as which will suffice to maintain you according to your needs. Now the Lord is giving him an instruction my dear king even the entire three whatever there maybe within the three worlds to satisfy one's senses cannot satisfy a person whose senses are uncontrolled. It’s a problem in this material world, if someone’s senses are not controlled no matter what you give him he won’t be satisfied. They want more and more, more and something newer and better. In the west people's interests are not to control their senses and the advertising companies are exploiting this newer, morer, special, new one, latest, get it know, people they are mad after getting the newest one, the latest things in this way the consumer market is going on. What happens is that people without controlled senses they are never satisfied, the devotees therefore by controlling their senses they just remain satisfied with what they get. This is exemplified by a great devotee Shridhar Swami, Shridhar Das, Kolavecha Shridhar. Lord Chaitanya would go to his house after visiting so many brahmanas, so many big, big people, he goes to the house of Kolavecha Shridhar. Kolavecha Shirdhar be very overwhelmed to see Lord Chaitanya, offering a seat you have come to this poor man’s house how can I serve you? He said,  Kolavecha Shridhar, why your clothes are so ripped, why are you doing all this puja to Ganges and Vishnu you got ripped clothes. Sir you see short or small ripped or all  something I have over my body what is the problem. Look at your house it has got holes in the roof why are you seeing all this, all the people In Nabadwip are worshipping the devas, worshipping chandi they are getting so rich, why don’t you worship other devas rather than Ganges and Vishnu you can become very rich. Kolavecha Prabhu don’t tease me like this I give my life to worshipping Krishna, worshipping the Ganges whatever they me give as …..is enough I don’t have any shortage, areee look at what nice food they are eating, even a king or a big rich man whatever they can eat how much they will eat, we are also eating I am not going hungry I quite satisfied God has given me so much, only people can enjoy up to the limit of their capacity according to the Laws of Karma whether someone is in a big house or little house what happiness they get is equivalent that they will get according to their own karmas so whatever I am getting I am quite happy and I am very happy to serve the Lord . So I am not, I am not, please don’t tease me like this. I beg you whatever you want you tell me but just don’t tease me in this way. All right I won’t tease you but you have to give me , I want some nice bananas , mocha and other vegetables, I know you got the best vegetables in the entire navadvipa Mayapur, so you give me vegetables and I will leave you alone . I won’t tease you anymore. Sir, I am a very poor man, I don’t have anything , I am very poor. I  just serve bananas and worship Ganga. I know you got some hidden wealth is always show you got some hidden wealth . So you show me where is your hidden wealth. I want to see it you are the richest person here, where is your hidden  wealth. Sir, please don’t tease me like this. I just want to worship Ganges. I want to tell you something , I am the origin of the glories of the ganges hari Vishnu Vishnu Vishnu . Are.. children are young , they are naughty , when they grow old they become more more mature, they become more controlled but you even more wild. The older you get how can you say such things, sir please I will give you what you want, I will give you everything good bananas, good vegetables if you want but please don’t say all these things . you being a  brahmana is not right , it is not right to be here , I don’t want to offend you. You don’t think of me as a brahmana. Actually where my village friendships as a cowheard boys, you cant see me as a cowherd boys,  saying all these things. Actual identity but by yogamaya seller can make out what the hidden meaning of all these statements are well they gave all the vegetables, bananas and everything to Lord Chaitanya , where are Sridhar , Kolavecha Sridhar , even though he was very poor by material standards he was completely satisfied because he was a pure devotee. We should understand satisfaction can only come from pure devotion to Lord Krsna . This is also the teaching of Vamana Dev. Actually he saw Hiranyakashipu the grandfather Bali , he had the entire universe , still he was frustrated , Hiranyaksha , the grand uncle of Bali , he was so powerful , then he was so frustrated , no one to fight with. He defeated everyone. He was the number one world champion , heavy weight.Noone else to fight. He got frustrated.  He go and smashed the mountains spend his time. why because they have uncontrolled senses , so Vishnu came and fought him and defeated him. One is satisfied and we had to engage our sense in devotional service. Some time people are getting married and this wife is not good enough , this husband is not good enough, should try the another wife , I should leave and this way they are entirely but unlimited anxiety inside satisfaction. Unless one is able to control sense and do everything simply for krsna’s pleasure. Then one can be peaceful. No matter what happened they can make the adjustment according to the desires of krishna and guru. So Bali is cheated kali. Vamana why you want three steps land , I can give you whole planet and his response is even the whole universe sense are not controlled

Summary even they have whole universe their senses are uncontrolled they won’t be satisfied. Actually, exactly what happened to the grand parents of Bali. So, then he explained how Maharaja prithu, Maharaja Gaya, they were proprietor over the seven dvipas, but they could never find full satisfaction by that. We have to be satisfied with whatever we achieved by our previous destiny; discontent can never bring happiness. A person who is not self controlled will not be happy even with possessing the three world, this is a very important point. If someone is dissatisfied and he tries to achieve his ambitions to be satisfied, he will never be satisfied. Unless you are already satisfied, you cannot be satisfied. We have to be satisfied by being a devotee of Krishna, by serving Guru and Krishna, by doing our devotional service and whatever Krishna sends, we accept that. If He sends opulence or He may send danger whatever it is we just deal with all circumstances accordingly and this way one can be satisfied. In the material world, people are under the influence of modes of passion they want these things they trying for but when they get it, they hope to be satisfied. But the satisfaction never comes; again new desires come, new fears, new anxieties, lamentation again life goes on without any satisfaction.

I can get no satisfaction. It’s a popular song. If you want satisfaction, get it automatically by being satisfied in the service of Krishna. As a satisfied devotee they work for Krishna’s service they may achieve all kinds of good results but they are not dependent on those for their satisfaction simply use that facilities. This is a very essential point sometimes people are worrying about getting to the highest levels of pure bhakti but the very basics they miss  . It's like trying to build the staircase to heaven like Ravana, the whole thing falls down. We have to build our devotional service on a proper foundation.

There is one life member in Bangalore he builds a multi storeyed building but then whole building collapsed because the foundation was only built for two storeyed. So, like this there is no use of building big hopes and dreams based upon or we will try to make, build our ambitions up to get to the top levels of devotional service. Where our basic devotion to Guru, to the guru parampara to Krishna to the devotional service is weak. In Madhurya Kadambini,  Vishwanatha Chakravarty Thakura explains all the anarthas like Utsaha one is over ambitious he thinks over enthusiastic, he already thinks he will know he is still in neophyte platform that I can get immediately pure Krishna prema or I am immediately ready to get my eternal rasa with Krishna and engage in internal lilas or something. Even though the very basics of devotional service they have not achieved so this is called anarthah utsaha over are they, over enthusiastic. Like that so many different anarthas turbulence sometimes someone is very fired of his devotional service very enthusiastic, then he meet some kind of material failure and then he fails, this is to say, lack of experience;  they are not so enthusiastic anymore like this they are on a mental platform kindly figure out what to do what not to do, what is right what is not right, rather in diving into the ocean of  devotional service and simply engage in pure devotion to Guru and Krishna. Then only Krishna to reveal himself from the heart. In the vedas, it is explained all secrets of the vedas are only revealed to Lord’s pure devotee who has got an unflinching faith in Guru and Krishna. So, without faith in Guru and Krishna how we will get revealed to us all the essential things of devotional service. So like this we need to be fixed up devotional service satisfied in our devotional service and naturally we progress. Bali is telling being told by Vamana Dev what is all this? you are offering me so much, that way even you give me more and more it won't satisfy me. I should take whatever I get all these objects you all know that story of Vamana Lila how finally the 3 steps of land were agreed to be given, how the water was put in the hands of Vamana Dev, how he expanded to the size of the entire universe and he spread out and in one step he took the whole planet, the next step he took the entire universe, expanding in gigantic form throughout the entire universe, there was no space left in the sky, in the water, in the earth anywhere it was completely filled up with the Lord's form, from Vamana Dev he became …. Maha Prabh the performer of wonderful inconceivable feat.Then appearing again before Bali Maharaj he said so I have taken two steps everything you have got, know where do I put the third step, you promised me three. Then Bali he bowed down and said I have nothing else the third step you put here on my head I am yours. Of course in between there was a lot of opposition from Sukracharya he did not at all want Bali to give these three steps this is Vishnu, he lying, avoid him he will take everything from you, I know this person is you don’t know him he is a real tricky guy he will take everything from you. But Bali didn’t listen to Sukracharya even if he is Vishnu. Vishnu I am doing Vishnu yagya now Vishnu is come if we don’t give to Vishnu what we have. What is this I will give to him whatever he wants. Then of course Bali Maharaj was arrested, he was abused, then various Devas requested worship Vamana Dev so he somehow releasing Bali. So Vamana Dev blessed Bali I can give you a planet Sutala and I am going to stay there with you as your gate keeper so no one will harass you. You see now what happens sometimes in a war the person who is the victor he prosecutes the defeated, so the Devas didn’t defeat Bali but Devas were going to be the victors because Vamana Dev gave everything to the Devas, to his mother, his brothers the Devas know he has appeared the son of Aditya. So they may prosecute Bali like we are seeing now in some war, when they defeat they just go in and just loot, rob rape and they take everything so being a defeated person sometime the opponents are not very noble they maybe a very precarious situation, they take out there vengeance, but Vishnu promised nothing to worry about I will personally protect you, remain there peacefully performing your devotional service. Actually when Lord Chaitanya was walking over our land here in Nabadwip Mayapur dham he would be walking everyday here and there he would sometimes go in this person's house, that person's house, he would peep in. Even today we cannot say that Lord Chaitanya is not just watching we see in the whole day he is watching us and he may also otherwise be walking anytime and looking in your house, looking in your room. You are thinking that you are sitting in your room just gossiping, watch out, this is Lord Chaitanya’s leela his dham he goes in everyone’s house. One day one man was sitting there and working, making conchs bracelets he looks up Gauranga! Gauranga! he was surprised Gauranga just walked into his house. He was just there. Sir Gauranga I am a very poor man. I don’t have anything to offer you to sit or anything what can I do? I am so glad you have come to my house Gauranga said well give me your concshell, bracelet, very nice I don’t get it, such nice ones oh yes please here please some nice concshells and is a wrist. Lord Chaitanya blessed him and went on walking into someone else's house there was one jyotish , sarvagya one clairvoyant  clever person who was able to tell the future and past. He said  I hear you a very great astrologer and you have powers to tell the people what they were in their previous lives. You tell me what was I in my previous life. Alright I am very blessed to have a Brahmana like you in my house, sit down please. Let me meditate and then he did the pranayam he meditated on his Gopal bacha. Om, then Gopal show me what was this Brahmana in his previous life, tell me everything about this Brahmana, what was his previous life. All of a sudden before him he saw Devaki, Vasudev in a jail, prison house. IS this a prison house and then he saw, parents of Krishna appearing as  Vishnu, then Vasudev taking over to the house of Nanda maharaj, Yashoda and then again he saw Bal Gopal playing then he saw the  muralidhar playing the flute. So many Gopis are glorifying him Radha, lalita  vishakha, champakalata, chitradevi, tungavidya, indulekha, rangadevi, sudevi, and so many other Gopis and all glorifying sri sri Radha Madhava you see this form, he was like Gopal, he was like shocked and again he looked at Lord Chaitanya what is this Brahmana doing, maybe he has got some mystic power , maybe he is giving me something…aree aree aree aree. What's going on is this Yogmaya, he can’t figure out why is he seeing all these things then he said Gopal show me more about this Brahmana then he saw Ramachandra dhanurdhar with Sita, Lakshaman, Hanumanji then again scene switches and he saw Narasinghdeva and then scene switches Varaha, then Matsya like this so many times he sees….then he sees Vamanadeva, Gauranga Vamana ki jai. Then he said my lord. Lord Chaitanya said tell me you are not speaking anything,  tell me what do you think tell me what you see , what was my previous life he said well I have to, come back later today I have to meditate on this one a little longer,  chant my japa little more clearly and I will tell you later on today, this one is a little bit difficult for me. I have to meditate some more on this one. Ha ha. Then lord Chaitanya went on. So lord Chaitanya previously appeared through his partial incarnation as Vamanadeva, now he came in Navadvipa although Vamanadevas lotus foot jal water is the Ganges, here Lord Chaitanya bathed in the Ganges and further purified her transcendental water. So we are here in this very holy land of Mayapur Nabadwip dham . Here lord Chaitanya is so merciful to have shown this vamana pastime to the young Brahmana, just as Vamanadeva has shown previously to Bali maharaj. So we should be very conscious that Lord Chaitanya is walking here and there and he may anytime be watching you just seeing what you are doing. You have to be prepared to receive him, so there are many lessons to be learnt by this pastime. Bali maharaj is the Mahajan he is considered to show the path of devotion of atma nivedanam, complete surrender, He surrendered everything to Vamanadeva , today on this holy day remember all the different avatars, Chaitanya within his transcendental body and all the avatars within Krishna, Prabhupada explains that on this day we also remember all the avatars. So we have got this Chaitanya leela. Thank you very much Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare ,

any questions?

Sorry it’s gone late. Hari bol, Vamana Chaitanya Dev ke Jai, Radha Krishna Kee Jai, Vamana Dev Kee Jai, Radha Madhava Gaurachandra ke Jai, Radha Madava Ashtha Sakhi Vrinda Kee Jai, Nitai Sri Narshimha Dev Bhakth Prahlad Maharaj Kee Jai, Prabhupada Kee Nitai gaur Ki haribol