20200402 The Result of Hearing the Discussion Between Mahāprabhu and Mukunda Datta (Part 2)

mūkaṁ karoti vācālaṁ paṅguṁ laṅghayate girim
yat-kṛpā tam ahaṁ vande śrī-guruṁ dīna-tāraṇam
paramānanda-mādhavam śrī caitanya īśvaram
Harihi oṁ tat sat

So today is the holy day of Rāma Navami. Today we had the abhiṣeka of the śālagrāma-śilā and we celebrated the Sītā Rāma Lakṣmaṇa Hanumān darbār. So, the Lord says, He comes in every yuga. And so, in the Tretā-yuga He came as Lord Rāma. And He fought with Rāvaṇa. So, like Hiraṇyakaśipu had a benediction, that he could not be killed by a man or animal or deva. Similarly, Rāvaṇa had a benediction that he could not be killed by demon or deva. But he did not bother to be killed by human being or animals because as a rākṣasa, he used to eat humans and animals. So, for him humans were insignificant. So, Lord Rāma came as a human being. But actually, He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. So, He with an army of monkeys, attacked Rāvaṇa, and killed all his sons and soldiers, and finally Lord Rāma liberated Rāvaṇa. Today is the appearance day of Lord Rama. He appeared in Ayodhya. Today HH Lokanātha Svāmī was telling how when He came to Modadruma-dvīpa and said this is not different from Ayodhya, He was smiling very happy. He said that how He comes in Kali-yuga as Gauuuurāṅgaaaaa! So, He explained His pastimes in Kali-yuga. Sītā was asking Him, why He was smiling. He said “well, in Kali-yuga I come here. At that time, You see in this līlā, You will get banished to the forest. In Kali-yuga līlā I will banish Myself to the forest. And in this līlā I worship a golden form of You and in that līlā, You will worship a golden form of Me.” So, He was explaining how His two ecstasies, one sambhoga in which one is able to associate with the Lord, and then there is vipralambha, separation. And in the separation, one’s ecstasy is more intense. So, we followers of Lord Caitanya, especially observe the vipralambha. Sometimes, while we are chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Rāma, we feel great ecstasy, that we are with the Lord. Because He and His holy names are not different. But generally, we feel separation. That process of separation is called vipralambha. So, Lord Caitanya was experiencing that in His last days in Jagannātha Purī. Anyway, we will continue reading the pastimes of Lord Caitanya, and His instructions to Mukunda.

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Chapter entitled as The Result of Hearing the Discussion Between Mahāprabhu and Mukunda Datta

Murāri Gupta Kaḍaca 2.2.25

tathājiāṁ kuru deveśa tac chrutvā sa-smitānanaḥ
prāha taṁ bhagavān asya tathaiva sambhaviṣyati

Translation: "Kindly fulfill this command, O Lord of gods." The Lord heard this with a smiling face and replied to him, "Certainly this must happen.

Caitanya Carita Mahā Kāvya 6.44

śrutvā mahāprabhu-vaco madhuraṁ tato’sau
nārāyaṇo’vadad amuṁ prati vaidya-mukhyaḥ
kāruṇyam īśvara vidhehi murāri-gupte
vaktuṁ yathārhati tavaiva caritra eṣaḥ

Translation: Hearing the sweet words of Mahāprabhu, the famous doctor named Nārāyaṇa said, “O Lord! Give mercy to Murāri Gupta so that he can describe your qualities.”

Murāri Gupta Kaḍaca 2.4.26

yad vadiṣyaty asau vaidyas tat susatyaṁ bhaviṣyati
etac chrutvā harer vākyaṁ noce kiicid bhayāt tu saḥ
murārir mumude

Translation: Whatever this physician may speak is the essence of truth and must come to pass." Hearing these words of Hari, Murāri said nothing out of fear. Yet his heart rejoiced at that incident.

Caitanya Carita Mahā Kāvya 6.45

śrutvātha taṁ prati tadā parama-prahṛṣṭas
taṁ prārthanaṁ sa nijagāda kṛpā-samudraḥ
yad yad vadiṣyati tad eṣa samastam eva
śuddhaṁ bhaviṣyati bhaviṣyati śaktir ugrā

Translation: The ocean of mercy, overjoyed on hearing his request, said to him, “Whatever he speaks will be pure and filled with great power.”

Caitanya Carita Mahā Kāvya 6.46

śṛṇvann asau tad uditaṁ sumanāḥ prahṛṣṭaḥ
protphulla-roma-nicayo mumude murāriḥ
pīyūṣa-sindhuṣu nimagnam ivātivelam
ātmānam udbhaṭa-sudhaika-vaśo viveda

Translation: Hearing what he said, Murārī became pleased and with hairs standing on end rejoiced. Overcome by the strong sweetness, he felt himself submerged in an ocean of nectar.

Caitanya Maṅgala, Madhya-khaṇḍa 2.2.70

śuniñā murāri vaidya prabhu-ajñāvāṇī
kātara haiyā kānde pariyā dharaṇī

Translation: Hearing the Lord's command, the physician Mukunda was overcome with ecstasy and fell to the ground crying.

Jayapatākā Swami: Mukunda the physician, hearing the Lord’s command, he became overwhelmed with ecstasy, fell to the earth, and he was crying. Sometimes they say Murāri, sometimes they say Mukunda, apparently this is Mukunda.

Caitanya Maṅgala, Madhya-khaṇḍa 2.2.71

prabhura caraṇe kare vinaya vistara
laṅghibāre nāri prabhu saṃsāra dustara

Translation: Humbly offering prayers at the Lord's feet, he said: O Lord, I have no power to escape the inescapable world of birth and death.

Jayapatākā Swami: With great humility he prayed to the lotus feet of the Lord. I have no power to escape the inescapable world of birth and death.

Caitanya Maṅgala, Madhya-khaṇḍa 2.2.72

brahmā, maheśvara kibā lakhimī ananta
jinite nā pāre māyā kevala duranta

Translation: Even Brahmā, Śiva, Lakṣmī, and Ananta have no power to defeat Your undefeatable māyā.

Jayapatākā Swami: Brahmā, Śiva, Lakṣmī and Anantadeva have no power to defeat Your undefeatable, illusory energy, māyā.

Caitanya Maṅgala, Madhya-khaṇḍa 2.2.73

parama pravala māyā ke jinite pare
tomāra prasāda vinā-śuna viśvambhare

Translation: Without Your mercy, who has the power to defeat Your supremely powerful māyā? Please listen, O Lord Viśvambhara.

Jayapatākā Swami: Without getting the mercy of Lord Viśvambhara, who can defeat the supremely powerful, illusory energy māyā?

Caitanya Maṅgala, Madhya-khaṇḍa 2.2.74

āmi mahādhama—kibā śakati āmāra
saṁsāra jiniñā pada bhajite tomāra

Translation: O am very lowly and fallen. What power have I to defeat the world of birth and death and worship Your feet?

Jayapatākā Swami: I am supremely lowly, fallen. What power do I have to defeat the material energy and worship Your lotus feet?

Caitanya Maṅgala, Madhya-khaṇḍa 2.2.75

duḥkhita dekhiyā yadi dayā kara more
karuṇāvigraha prabhu bhaja mo tomāre

Translation: O Lord, করুণাবিগ্রহ, if You show mercy to me, then, I will be able to worship You.

Jayapatākā Swami: Oh Lord, the form of compassion, if You show Your mercy on me, seeing my sadness then I will be able to worship Your lotus feet.

Caitanya Maṅgala, Madhya-khaṇḍa 2.2.76

etakāla āchila gupata premadhana
prakaṭa karilā prabhu karuṇā-kāraṇa

Translation: You have manifested the treasure of love which was kept secret. The reason for this is Your mercy.

Jayapatākā Swami: Since so long the wealth, the treasure of pure love, was kept a secret. But You have manifested it simply by Your causeless mercy.

Caitanya Maṅgala, Madhya-khaṇḍa 2.2.77

tomāra padāravinda-makaranda-prema
pibau āmāya mana madhukara yena

Translation: Please make my mind of honey-bee to drink the nectarean-pollen of Your lotus feet.

Jayapatākā Swami: Your lotus feet which have the nectar of pure love of Kṛṣṇa, make my mind honey bee, to drink the nectarean honey of Your lotus feet!

Caitanya Maṅgala, Madhya-khaṇḍa 2.2.78

eibara deha more karuṇāsāgara
ghṛṇā nā kariha more-mo ati pāmara

Translation: O, ocean of mercy, please give me this benediction. Please don't hate me. I am very fallen and unimportant."

Jayapatākā Swami: At this time give me Your mercy, oh ocean of mercy, don’t hate me. I am very fallen and unimportant.

Caitanya Maṅgala, Madhya-khaṇḍa 2.2.79

aichana kātaravāṇī śuniñā ṭhākura
karuṇā bārhila hiyā ānande pracura

Translation: The mercy increased, hearing this aggrieved appeal; Lord felt greatly happy in His heart.

Jayapatākā Swami: Hearing this heartfelt appeal, the Lord’s mercy increased in His heart. And he felt greatly happy. So, by Mukunda’s prayers, Lord Gaurāṅga was feeling very merciful. In fact, His mercy increased. He was feeling so much compassion for Mukunda. So, this is the importance of the prayers of Mukunda.

Caitanya Maṅgala, Madhya-khaṇḍa 2.2.80

hāsiyā kahila prabhu-śunaha murāri
acire abhīṣṭa siddha haibe tomhāri

Translation: Smiling, the Lord said: Listen, Murāri. Not so long, fulfillment of your desire will be fruitful

Jayapatākā Swami: Smiling, the Lord said, listen Murāri, very quickly, your desire will be fulfilled.

CB Madhya-khaṇḍa 10.265

gaura-mukunda-samvādera phalaśruti —

śunile e saba kathā yāra haya sukha
avaśya dekhibe sei caitanyera mukha

Translation: One who gets pleasure by hearing these topics will certainly see Lord Caitanya face to face.

Gauḍīya-bhāṣya: śrīgaura-mukunda-sambāda śravaṇa kariyā yāṁhārā ānanda lābha karena, tāṁhārāi śrī caitanyadevera svarūpa dekhite pāna.

Jayapatākā Swami: By hearing these discussions, those people who get spiritual happiness, certainly they will see the lotus face of Lord Caitanya!

So, those who hear the discussions between Lord Caitanya and Mukunda, will get spiritual happiness, they will certainly realize the Lord, they will be able to see His transcendental form!

Thus ends the chapter “The Result of Hearing the Discussion Between Mahāprabhu and Mukunda Datta”

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So, by hearing these confidential discussions, between Lord Caitanya and His devotee Mukunda, one can get the personal darshan, see the Lord Gaurahari, face to face! So, these things are considered confidential to the Vedas. They show how the Lord is exchanging His pastimes with HIs devotees. This is something which is very confidential. Not only is the Lord exchanging His intimate association with the devotees, simply by hearing it, if one feels spiritual bliss, then he will certainly see Lord Caitanya, FACE TO FACE! HARIBOL!

What time is it?

So, read this…

“Vidvān Gaurāṅga Prabhu desired to release the second canto of Śrī Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa on this day, Rāma-navamī, as an offering to Your Divine Grace and Śrīla Prabhupāda. But unfortunately, due to lockdown, we could not bring the books. By your blessings, Vidvān Gaurāṅga Prabhu completed the translation of the canto two.”

So, we accept this Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa and we officially release it today by virtual release! Nice books!

(Will be available on Amazon.com and Amazon.in soon after lockdown.) Guru Mahārāja said: Soon after the lockdown! Ha! Ha!

Announcement: Bhagavad-gītā sponsorships from Russian devotees was announced.

“Dear Guru Mahārāja, Russia is also on self-lockdown. To celebrate your Vyāsa-pūjā, Moscow disciples have sponsored on your behalf, one day of deity worship in the Moscow temple, including the daily rent. Also, they will perform fire yajña for your good health, some money collected for Vyāsa-pūjā feast we transferred to Māyāpur to sponsor some Bhagavad-gītās. Your servant, Nārāyaṇī Rādhā devī dāsī. On behalf of Russian devotees.”

Apparently, the organizers of the Vyāsa-pūjā have secured a mahā Zoom account with 10,000 receivers! So, I think 100 people will be able to speak. So, we will have a virtual Vyāsa-pūjā.

More announcements for Bhagavad-gītā sponsorships made.

Haribol!

(Also, Chinese devotees and other devotees’ contributions to Devotee Care and Food for Life were announced.)

Haribol! Gauuuurāṅga!

Question: We hear the childhood pastimes of Lord Caitanya. Why don’t we hear the childhood pastimes of Lord Rāmacandra?

Jayapatākā Swami: I think that if you get the first and second canto of the Rāmāyaṇa, it will reveal some of the childhood pastimes.

So, we thank all the devotees who are helping with the Devotee Care and Food for Life. We distributed packets of dry prasad to all the devotees, on the occasion of Rāma-navamī. Normally, we have a big feast but with the lockdown, that is not possible, so we distributed some dry prasad. Did you get it? They are giving out now.

Question: Facebook. Ojasvinī Rādhikā devī dāsī: Hare Kṛṣṇa dear Guru Mahārāja, Please accept my respectful obeisances. All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda! (Jayapatākā Swami: Accepted) Before going to spiritual world with Gaurāṅga Mahāprabhu, we will have to appear in a planet where Lord Gaurāṅga is now?

Jayapatākā Swami: Well, that will be very nice though! I don’t think we have to! But that would be very nice, if we could associate with the Lord. Sometimes it says that to attain to Goloka Vṛndāvana, we take birth in the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa in Vṛndāvana. And then after being in His pastimes, we go back to the spiritual world. Now, it is not clear if that is for all cases, or for some cases, I have to study that.