Srila Jagadish Pandit's Disappearance Day -28th Dec

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jagadisa pandita haya jagat-pavana

krsna-premamrta varse, yena varsa ghana Cc Adi 11.30

 

Jagadisa Pandita, the fifteenth branch of Lord Nityananda's followers, was the

deliverer of the entire world. Devotional love of Krsna showered from him like

torrents of rain.

 

PURPORT

 

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura writes in his Anubhasya, "Descriptions

of Jagadisa Pandita are available from the Caitanya-bhagavata, Adi-khanda,

Chapter Six, and the Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila, Chapter Fourteen. He

belonged to the village of Yasada-grama, in the district of Nadia near the

Cakadaha railway station. His father, the son of Bhatta Narayana, was named

Kamalaksa. Both his father and mother were great devotees of Lord Visnu, and

after their death, Jagadisa, with his wife Duhkhini and brother Mahesa, left

his birthplace and came to Sri Mayapur to live in the company of Jagannatha

Misra and other Vaisnavas. Lord Caitanya asked Jagadisa to go to Jagannatha

Puri to preach the hari-nama-sankirtana movement. After returning from

Jagannatha Puri, on the order of Lord Jagannatha he established Deities of

Jagannatha in the village of Yasada-grama. It is said that when Jagadisa

Pandita brought the Deity of Jagannatha to Yasada-grama, he tied the heavy

Deity to a stick and thus brought Him to the village. The priests of the temple

still show the stick used by Jagadisa Pandita to carry the Jagannatha Deity."

 

vyadhi-chale jagadisa-hiranya-sadane

visnu-naivedya khaila ekadasi-dine Cc Adi 14.40

 

TRANSLATION

Pretending to be sick, the Lord asked some food from the house of Hiranya and

Jagadisa on the Ekadasi day.

 

PURPORT

The Caitanya-bhagavata, Adi-khanda, Chapter Six, fully describes the Lord's

accepting visnu-prasadam on the Ekadasi day at the house of Jagadisa and

Hiranya. Regular prasadam is offered to Lord Visnu on Ekadasi because although

fasting is recommended for devotees on Ekadasi, it is not recommended for Lord

Visnu. Once on Ekadasi in the house of Jagadisa and Hiranya Pandita there were

arrangements for preparing special prasadam for Lord Visnu, and Lord Caitanya

Mahaprabhu asked His father to go there to ask for the visnu-prasadam because

He was feeling sick. The house of Jagadisa and Hiranya Pandita was situated

about two miles from the house of Jagannatha Misra. Therefore when Jagannatha

Misra, on the request of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, came to ask Jagadisa and

Hiranya for the prasadam, they were a little astonished. How could the boy

understand that special prasadam was being prepared for Lord Visnu? They

immediately concluded that Nimai must have supernatural mystic power. Otherwise

how could He understand that they were preparing special prasadam? Therefore

they immediately sent the food to Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu through His father,

Jagannatha Misra. Nimai was feeling sick, but immediately after eating the

visnu-prasadam He was cured, and He also distributed the prasadam among His

playmates.

 

(purp by BSST, Caitanya Bhagavata, adi khanda chp 2, 98-99)

 

Sri Jagadisa is described in the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika (192) as follows: "Sri

Jagadisa and Hiranya previously appeared as the wives of the yajnic brahmanas

of Vraja. The Lord asked for the grains they offered to Visnu on the day of

Ekadasi." The Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika (143) also says: "Candrahasa, the expert

dancer and knower of the mellows of Vraja, has now appeared as Sri Jagadisa

Pandita." A description of Sriman Mahaprabhu's eating the grains offered to

Visnu on Ekadasi at the house of Hiranya and Jagadisa is found in the

Caitanya-bhagavata, Adi-khanda, Chapter Four, and Caitanya-caritamrta (Adi

11.30 and Adi 14.39). It is also stated in the Antya-khanda (5.736): "Sri

Nityananda Prabhu with His associates are the life and wealth of the most

effulgent Sri Jagadisa Pandita."

 

Caitanya Bhagavata Adi Khanda Chp 6

 

TEXT 16

eka-dina sabe "hari" bole anuksana

tathapiha prabhu punah karena krandana

 

One day, in spite of everyone chanting the names of Hari, the Lord did not stop

crying.

 

TEXT 17

sabei bolena,- "suna, bapa re nimai!

bhala kari' naca',-ei hari-nama gai"

They all said to Him, "Listen, dear Nimai, come and dance nicely while we chant

the name of Hari."

 

TEXT 18

na sune vacana karo, karaye krandana

sabe bale',- "bola, bapa, kanda' ki karana?"

The Lord did not listen to them and continued to cry, so they asked Him, "Dear

child, why are You crying?"

 

TEXT 19

sabei bolena,- "bapa, ki iccha tomara?

sei dravya ani' diba, na kandaha ara"

They all asked Him, "What do You want? We will bring it for You, but don't

cry."

 

TEXT 20

prabhu bole,- "yadi mora prana-raksa caha'

tabe jhata dui brahmanera ghare yaha'

The Lord replied, "If you want to save My life, then go quickly to the house of

the two brahmanas.

 

TEXT 21-23

jagadisa pandita hiranya bhagavata

ei dui-sthane amara ache abhimata

 

ekadasi-upavasa aji se donhara

visnu lagi' kariyache yata upahara

 

se saba naivedya yadi khaibare pana

tabe muni sustha hai' hantiya vedana

 

"Jagadisa and Hiranya are both great devotees, and I desire something from

them. Today is Ekadasi, and they are both fasting. But they have prepared

varieties of foodstuffs for Lord Visnu. If I could eat their offering, I will

be cured and able to walk."

 

The word bhagavata refers to a devotee of the Supreme Lord, a Vaisnava, or an

associate of Lord Hari. The word abhimata means "desire."

The word upahara means "foodstuffs."

The word sustha means "peaceful" or "steady."

The two brahmanas-Jagadisa Pandita and Hiranya Pandita-lived in Godrumadvipa.

Their house was some distance from the Lord's house. On the day of Ekadasi they

arranged a large offering for the Lord. The injunction for fasting on Ekadasi

is meant only for the living entities, but Lord Visnu is beyond the

jurisdiction of the rules and regulations that He has established. Since He is

not bound to observe fast on Ekadasi, and since He alone is the enjoyer of all

sacrificial offerings, all types of foodstuffs should be offered to Him on

Ekadasi. On the day of Ekadasi the Vaisnavas give up all kinds of enjoyment and

do not accept the injunction for honoring prasada as on other days, but Lord

Sri Hari, the protector of the devotees, accepts the foodstuffs offered by His

devotees on His day, Hari-vasara. Sri Gaura-Narayana also revealed His desire

to eat those foodstuffs.

 

TEXT 24

asambhava suniya janani kare kheda

"hena katha kahe, yei nahe loka veda"

 

Hearing this impossible proposal, mother Saci lamented, "You are requesting

something that is not sanctioned in the Vedas or in ordinary dealings."

The phrase yei nahe loka veda refers to that which is not found in worldly

tradition or in the Vedas, that which is not customary in worldly or Vedic

dealings, or that which is beyond the scope of ordinary and Vedic etiquette.

 

TEXT 25

sabei hasena suni' sisura vacana

sabe bole,- "diba, bapa, sambara' krandana"

 

Everyone laughed on hearing the child's demand, and they said, "All right,

we'll give You, but please stop crying."

 

TEXT 26

parama-vaisnava sei vipra dui-jana

jagannatha-misra-saha abheda-jivana

 

Those two brahmanas were great Vaisnavas and dearest friends of Jagannatha

Misra.

 

TEXT 27

sunina sisura vakya dui vipra-vara

santose purnita haila sarva kalevara

 

When those first-class brahmanas heard the child's request, they became fully

satisfied.

 

The words santose purnita mean "full of jubilation."

Hiranya and Jagadisa were the heart and soul of Jagannatha Misra. In other

words, they were well-wishers with unbreakable friendship.

 

TEXT 28

dui vipra bole,- "maha-adbhuta kahini!

sisura emata budhi kabhu nahi suni

 

The two brahmanas exclaimed, "This is an amazing demand! We have never heard of

such an intelligent child.

 

TEXT 29

kemate janila aji sri-hari-vasara

kemate va janila naivedya bahutara

 

"How did He know that today is Ekadasi? How did He know that we have prepared

all kinds of foodstuffs for the Lord?

 

TEXT 30

bujhilana,-e sisur parama-rupavan

ataeva e dehe gopala-adhisthana

 

"We can understand that since this child is so attractive, Gopala must have

manifested in His body.

 

TEXT 31

e sisura dehe krida kare narayana

hrdaye vasiya sei bolaya vacana"

 

"Lord Narayana performs pastimes through the body of this child. Sitting in His

heart, Narayana makes the child speak."

 

TEXT 32

mane bhavi' dui vipra sarva upahara

aniya dilena kari' harisa apara

 

Thinking like this, the two brahmanas brought the various offerings and happily

gave them to Nimai.

 

The words kari' harisa apara mean "with unlimited happiness."

 

TEXT 33

dui vipra bole,- "bapa, khao upahara

sakala krsnera svartha haila amara"

 

The two brahmanas then said, "Dear child, please eat these foodstuffs. Our

desire to serve Krsna is fulfilled today."

 

In other readings the word sat, meaning "ate" or "accepted," is found. We

gathered these foodstuffs for offering to Krsna, and since Lord Krsna

personally ate these foodstuffs, all of our desires have been fulfilled.

 

TEXT 34

krsna-krpa haile emana buddhi haya

dasa vinu anyera e buddhi kabhu naya

 

When one is blessed by Krsna he receives the intelligence to engage in

devotional service. Unless one is a servant of the Lord he cannot have such

intelligence.

 

Krsna as the Supersoul appears in the hearts of the living entities as the

instructing spiritual master within to inspire one to serve the Supreme Lord.

The living entities prove their intelligence by accepting that mercy of the

Lord. No one other than the eternal servant of the Supreme Lord can ever

exhibit such a service attitude. Another reading for the second line of this

verse is ya're krpa haya tana, sei se janaya-"Only one who is favored by the

mercy of the Lord can understand Him."

 

TEXT 35

bhakti vina caitanya-gosani nahi jani

ananta brahmanda yan'ra loma-kupe gani

 

Without performing devotional service, no one can understand Lord Caitanya,

from whose hair pores innumerable universes emanate.

The word nahi jani mean "not known," and the word gani means "counted."

The devotional service of Sri Caitanyadeva is never awakened by the material

endeavors of a living entity. Only those who have awakened their devotional

service, which is the activity of the soul, can understand Sri Caitanyadeva. It

is a well known fact that innumerable universes are situated in the hair pores

of Sri Caitanya-Narayana.

 

TEXT 36

hena prabhu vipra-sisu-rupe krida kare

caksu bhari' dekhe janma-janmera kinkare

 

That same Lord performed His pastimes as a young brahmana child. The Lord's

eternal servants see those pastimes to the full satisfaction of their eyes.

Those who are most fortunate and eternal servants of the Lord, birth after

birth, can make their eyes perfect by seeing the childhood pastimes of this

brahmana boy.

 

TEXT 37

santosa haila saba pai' upahara

alpa-alpa kichu prabhu khaila sabara

 

The Lord was fully satisfied to receive that prasada, and He ate a little of

each item.

 

TEXT 38

harise bhaktera prabhu upahara khaya

ghucila sakala vayu prabhura icchaya

 

The Lord joyfully ate the foodstuffs that had been offered by His devotees.

Thus by His own will His intense craving was appeased.

The word ghucila means "became subdued or vanished," and the word vayu means

"intense urge" or "acute desire."

 

TEXT 39

"hari hari" harise bolaye sarva-jane

khaya ara nace prabhu apana-kirtane

 

Everyone present happily chanted the name of Hari as the Lord ate and danced to

the chanting of His holy names.

 

Since Sri Gaurasundara is the Supreme Lord Himself and nondifferent from Lord

Hari, His other name is Gaurahari. Therefore chanting the names of Sri Hari

means to chant His names, or apana-kirtana.

 

TEXT 40

katho phele bhumite, katho ka'ro ga'ya

ei-mata lila kare tridasera raya

 

Some of the prasada fell on the floor, and some fell on the people present

there. In this way Tridasa Raya performed His pastimes.

 

Purport: Tridasa Raya, the Lord of Tridasa, refers to: (1) He who destroys the

living entities' threefold miseries-those inflicted by the body and mind, those

inflicted by other living entities, and those inflicted by natural

disturbances; (2) the Lord of those who are under the influence of birth,

existence, or death and childhood, youth, or old age; or (3) the Lord of 33

demigods-the 12 Adityas, the 11 Rudras, the 8 Vasus, and the 2 Visvadevas. He

is Gaura-Visnu, the Lord of all lords.

 

TEXT 41

ye prabhure sarva vede-purane vakhane

hena prabhu khele saci-devira angane

 

That same Lord who is glorified in the Vedas and Puranas thus played in the

courtyard of mother Saci.

 

The term vede-purane refers to the scriptures.

 

Text 736

Jagadisa Pandita was the abode of great effulgence. Lord Nityananda and Lord

Nityananda's associates were his life and his wealth.

 

>From the Caitanya Bhagavata translated by Bhumipati Prabhu and Pundarika

Vidyanidhi Prabhu.