20210909 Seeing Mahavana Part 2

The following is a Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Book Compilation By His Holiness Jayapatākā Swami Mahārāja on 9th September 2021 in Śrīdhāma Māyāpur, India

mūkaṁ karoti vācālaṁ paṅguṁ laṅghayate girim
yat-kṛpā tam ahaṁ vande śrī-guruṁ dīna-tāraṇam
paramānandaṁ mādhavaṁ śrī caitanya iśvaram

Hariḥ oṁ tat sat!

Hare Kṛṣṇa! Dear Devotees! Welcome to the Caitanya līlā Class. Today we will be continuing with the compilation of Caitanya līlā book, the chapter entitled:

Seeing Mahāvana Part 2 
Under the Section: The Lord Travels to Vṛndāvana

Caitanya Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 2.150

śuniñā se vānī dharma hiṁsite lāgila
niścaya kariyā nija maraṇa jānila

Translation: Hearing this word, from that day on, King Kaṁsa began harassing all religious people,knowing to be certain that his death is impending.

Jayapatākā Swami: Since the prediction was made that he would be killed by the eighth child of Devakī and he was told that Kṛṣṇa has appeared somewhere else, so he was very much afraid that he might die at any moment at the hand of Kṛṣṇa. So, he sent his demon friends to kill Kṛṣṇa in Nandagrāma.

Caitanya Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 2.151

mathurā āilā nanda putrotsava kari’
vasudeva baila rākha śiśure ābari’

Translation: After holding a festival to honor his son, Nanda Mahārāja came to Mathurā and met Vasudeva. Vasudeva warned him to protect his baby Kṛṣṇa from the atrocious tyrant King Kaṁsa.

Jayapatākā Swami: Vasudeva, some of his queens were staying with Nanda Mahārāja like Rohīnī and Nanda Mahārāja came to Mathurā to pay his taxes, he met Vasudeva and King Vasudeva told him to protect his son, Kṛṣṇa from the tyrant King Kaṁsā.

Murāri Gupta Kaḍaca, 4.6.1

Translation: After narrating this history, the learned brāhmaṇa Kṛṣṇa Dāsa accompanied by Gaura Prabhu crossed the Yamunā, daughter of the sun, and showed Him the house of Nanda Mahārāja in Mahāvana.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, at that time Nanda Mahārāja lived in Mahāvana, so that was shown by Kṛṣṇa dāsa, the Sanoḍiyā Brāhmaṇa to Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Murāri Gupta Kaḍaca, 4.6.2

Translation: “Here the witch Pūtanā received liberation, here the cart-demon was delivered, and here Śrī Hari slew the miscreant the demon Tṛṇāvarta.”

Jayapatākā Swami: So, these pastimes occurred in Mahāvana and this was shown by Kṛṣṇa dāsa to Lord Caitanya.

Caitanya Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 2.152

sātadivasera kṛṣṇa putanā vadhila
māsekera kāle śakaṭa bhāṅgiyā phelila

Translation: When Lord Kṛṣṇa was one week old, He killed the Putanā demon. He killed the cart demon when He was merely one month old.

Jayapatākā Swami: Lord Kṛṣṇa is always the Supreme Personality of Godhead, when He was born, one week old or one month old, He did not have to do any penance to become the Supreme Personality of Godhead, He is already the Supreme Person and He can do anything He wants, but He assumes this childhood forms just to increase the pleasure of His parents.

Caitanya Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 2.153

tṛṇāvarta māre kṛṣṇa hañā viśvambhara
jṛmbhāye māyere viśva dekhāila udara

Translation: Becoming Viśvambhara, Lord Kṛṣṇa killed the whirlwind demon Tṛṇāvarta. While yawning, He showed His mother, Yaśoda the whole universe.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, this different pastimes places of Lord Kṛṣṇa were shown by Kṛṣṇa dāsa to Lord Caitanya

Murāri Gupta Kaḍaca, 4.6.3

Translation: “At this spot, Lord Kṛṣṇa opened His Lotus mouth while yawning and showed His mother Yosoda the amazing spectacle of the universe within His belly. Although Yaśodā became very frightened, still she offered heartfelt blessings to her son.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, Mother Yaśoda, she didn’t understand why she was seeing the whole universe in her son’s mouth and in the universe, she was seeing herself, looking at her son. So, all these amazing pastimes happened in Mahāvana.

Murāri Gupta Kaḍaca, 4.6.4

Translation: “Here Garga Muni performed Lord Gopāla’s name-giving ceremony, and here Kṛṣṇa ate dirt and displayed another vision of the universal form.”

Jayapatākā Swami: So, this Caitanya-maṅgala is giving more detail of what happened where Garga Muni had performed the nāma-kāṛaṇa ceremony

Lord Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 2.154

chaya māsera pare nāmakaraṇa haila
mṛttikā-bhakṣaṇe viśvarūpa dekhāila

Translation: At six months, Kṛṣṇa’s name-giving ceremony was performed. While pretending to eat clay, Lord Kṛṣṇa showed His universal form to Mother Yaśodā.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, this is the same pastime of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s mouth opening and Mother Yaśoda’s seeing the whole universe in His mouth.

Murāri Gupta Kaḍaca, 4.6.5

Translation: “This is the rod for churning yogurt that Yaśomatī-nandana Bhagavān Hari held while trying to dance for the pleasure of His mother.”

Jayapatākā Swami: It seems that the same rod has been kept since 4500 years, and that was shown by Kṛṣṇa dāsa to Lord Caitanya.

Caitanya Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 2.155

manthanera daṇḍa dhari’ nācila eikhāne
dugdha uthalite ethā yaśodā-gamane

Translation: Holding the manthana-daṇḍa, Lord Kṛṣṇa danced over here. At this place Lord Kṛṣṇa climbed up on a ulukhala [grinding mortar].

Jayapatākā Swami: So, the milk was hanging overhead and Kṛṣṇa stood on the grinding mortar and hear Yaśoda was coming. So this pastimes of Kṛṣṇa stealing butter, stealing milk was shown to Lord Caitanya.

Murāri Gupta Kaḍaca, 4.6.6

Translation: “Laughing to see His face, Yaśodā took Kṛṣṇa to her breast and, filled with love, made Him drink her milk.”

Jayapatākā Swami: So, Mother Yaśoda and Nanda Mahārāja are the topmost in paternal love, vātsalya rasa.

Murāri Gupta Kaḍaca, 4.6.7

Translation: “Then seeing the milk boiling over on the fire, that chaste lady quickly put Him down and went to take the boiling milk off the stove. Then she returned to the butter-churner.”

Murāri Gupta Kaḍaca, 4.6.8

Translation: “Meanwhile, Kṛṣṇa became angry and, seeing a pot of butter, broke it with a piece of stone. Entering the house, He stood upon the wooden grinding mortar while eating the fresh butter and laughing.”

Jayapatākā Swami: So, this pastime is explained to Lord Caitanya by Kṛṣṇa dāsa.

Caitanya Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 2.156

udūkhale caḍhi’ śikāra bhāṇḍa cheda kari
ūrddhamukhe navanīta pāna kaila hari

Translation: Breaking the pot hanging from the rafters, Lord Kṛṣṇa stuffed His mouth with butter.

Murāri Gupta Kaḍaca, 4.6.9

Translation: “By the marks of Kṛṣṇa’s activities, Yaśodā guessed what her son had done and hearing his prattling and laughter, she caught Him and bound His belly (udara) with ropes (dāma) in this very spot. For this reason, the giver of prema is now known by the name of Dāmodara.”

Jayapatākā Swami: So, the pastime which we observe in the month of Dāmodara, Kartikka that place where this was performed was shown to Lord Caitanya.

Caitanya Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 2.157

eikhāne curi kari’ kṛṣṇa khāila nanī
udūkhale bāndhe laiyā yaśodā jananī

Translation: Here, Kṛṣṇa stole butter and ate. Mother Yaśodā bound Him to the wooden mortar.

Murāri Gupta Kaḍaca, 4.6.10

Translation: “Then at this place that Bhagavān Dāmodara broke the twin arjuna trees. Over here the Lord offered grains to a lady-peddler in exchange for some fruits and ate them, even though He is Himself the ultimate bestower of all fruits.”

Jayapatākā Swami: So, the pastime where He brought hand full of rice to give to the fruit-peddler most of the rice had fallen down, so He just gave a few grains to the fruit-peddler, who filled His hands with fruits, but then her basket of fruits was filled with valuable gems.

Caitanya Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 2.158

yamala-arjjuna-bhaṅga kaila eikhāne
dhānya diyā phala khāila deva nārāyaṇe

Translation: Here Kṛṣṇa mercifully delivered the Yamalārjuna trees. At this spot, Kṛṣṇa traded some rice kernels for a basket of fruit.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, here it said that Lord Kṛṣṇa gave some rice kernels and the Lord who is non-different from Lord Nārāyaṇa, ate the fruit.

Murāri Gupta Kaḍaca, 4.6.11

Translation: “On the southern side of this place is Gokula, known by those in knowledge as Goloka. In this very place, Śrī Hari performed His childhood pastimes in the company of His mother Yaśoda.”

Jayapatākā Swami: So, Gokula is the place of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s childhood pastimes.

Thus ends the Part 2 of the chapter entitled, Seeing Mahāvana 
Under The Section: The Lord Travels to Vṛndāvana