Kasisvara Pandit and Sri Bhugarbha Goswami

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Hare Krishna,

 

 

 

PANHO, AGTSP

 

 

Kindly glorify the pastimes of Kasisvara Pandit and Sri Bhugarbha Goswami on

their disappearance day on 7th Nov. and get their mercy.

 

 

Your servant in mission of Srila Prabhupada

 

 

 

Nanda Gopal dasa

 

 

 

CC: Madhya 23.10

 

TEXT 10

 

sädhu-saìga haite haya 'çravaëa-kértana'

 

sädhana-bhaktye haya 'sarvänartha-nivartana'

 

 

 

TRANSLATION

 

"When one is encouraged in devotional service by the association of devotees,

one becomes free from all unwanted contamination by following the regulative

principles and chanting and hearing.

 

 

 

CC: Madhya 23.11

 

TEXT 11

 

anartha-nivåtti haile bhaktye 'niñöhä' haya

 

niñöhä haite çravaëädye 'ruci' upajaya

 

 

 

TRANSLATION

 

"When one is freed from all unwanted contamination, he advances with firm

faith. When firm faith in devotional service awakens, a taste for hearing and

chanting also awakens.

 

 

 

 

Srila Kasisvara Pandit

 

 

Sri Isvara Puri sent his disciples, Govinda and Kasisvara Pandit, to Jagannatha

Puri to humbly serve Lord Caitanya. Reluctant to accept service from His God

brothers, Sri Caitanya finally agreed since it was His Guru's wish. Named

Kalavati and Sasirekha in Vraja lila, Govinda and Kasisvara bring Yamuna water

to Lord Sri Krishna. Kasisvara Pandit, who was strong and powerfully built,

used to walk before Lord Caitanya keeping the crowds from touching Him, and

after kirtans he would serve prasadam to all the devotees.

 

 

 

Sri Gaurasundara asked Kasisvara to move to Vrndavana for worshiping Sri Rupa

Goswami's Deity of Govindaji. Fearing separation from Lord Caitanya, Kasisvara

said.

 

"My Lord, if I must give up Your association my heart will split in two." Out

of compassion for His devotee Lord Gauracandra gave him a Deity of Himself that

was so perfectly formed it exactly resembled the Lord. 'Gaura-Govinda' the

Deity's name, is golden form of Krishna playing flute. Then Kasisvara Pandit

happily went to Vrndavana to serve Gaura-Govinda and Govindaji.

 

 

 

Sri Sadhana Dipika says, "I worship Sri Kasisvara Pandit whose power of love

and devotion brought Sri Caitanya to Western India as a Deity." Today the

original Deities of Gaura-Govinda and Govindaji are lovingly adored by

thousands of devotees in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Kasisavara Pandit's original

samadhi is in 64 Samadhi area.

 

 

 

Srila Kasisavra Pandit ki jai! !

 

 

 

Srila Bhugarbha Goswami

 

 

A disciple of Sri Gadadhara Pandit, Sri Bhugarbha Goswami shared an intimate

friendship with Sri Lokanatha Goswami. Inspired by Lord Caitanya, they were the

first and most senior devotees to settle in Vrndavana. Before arrival of Sri

Rupa and Sri Sanatana Goswamis they tried to uncover the holy places of

Radha-Govindaji.

 

 

 

Unlike the aggressive approach of modern scientists to discover the unknown,

Bhugarbha and Lokanatha Goswamis found Sri Krishna's pastime forests by the

humble method of surrender. They simply wandered around Vrndavana calling out

names of her twelve forests, "Bhandirvan, Kamyavan, Mahavan, Talavan, .." and

Srimati Vrnda Devi ( the maintainer of the forests and an expansion of

Krishna's pastime potency) revealed the exact location of each and every

forest.

 

 

 

It is told that to avoid material distractions Bhugarbha would perform his

bhajana underground. So he received the name Bhugarbha (bhu means earth, garbha

means cave, womb, hidden place) He is Prema-manjari or Bhadra Rekhika in Radha

Gopinatha's nitya nikunja lila. His Samadhi stands near Sri Rupa Goswami's in

Radha Damodara temple courtyard.

 

 

 

Srila Bhugarbha Goswami ki jai! !