SRI VIRACHANDRA PRABHU

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SRI VIRACANDRA PRABHU

Sri Viracandra or Virabhadra Prabhu appeared on the

ninth day of the

dark

fortnight of the month of Kartik. Krsna dasa Kaviraja

Gosvami has given

this

description of Him in the C.c. Adi 11.8-12:

 

"After Nityananda Prabhu, the greatest branch is

Virabhadra Gosani, who

also

has innumerable branches and sub-branches. It is not

possible to

describe

them all. Although Virabhadra Gosani was the Supreme

Personality of

Godhead,

He presented Himself as a great devotee. And although

the Supreme

Godhead is

transcendental to all Vedic injunctions, He strictly

followed the Vedic

rituals. He is the main pillar in the hall of

devotional service

erected by

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He knew within himself that

He acted as the

Supreme

Lord Visnu, but externally He was prideless. It is by

the mercy of Sri

Virabhadra Gosani that people all over the world now

have the chance to

chant the names of Caitanya and Nityananda. I there

take shelter of the

lotus feet of Virabhadra Gosani so that by His mercy

my great desire to

write Sri Caitanya-Charitamrta will be properly

guided."

 

Sri Birbhadra Gosvami is the son of Sri Nityananda

Prabhu and the

disciple

of Sri Jahnava Mata. His mother is Srimati Vasudha

Devi. In the

Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika it is described that Sri

Viracandra Prabhu is

an

incarnation of Ksirodakasayi Visnu - one of the

expansions of Sri

Sankarsana. He is thus not different from Lord

Caitanya Himself.

 

Once upon a time, Isvari (Sri Jahnava Mata) went to

the house of one

Jadunandana Acarya of Jhamatpur near Rajbol Hat(ta?)o

and by her mercy

he

became a devotee. Jadunanda's wife was extremely

devoted to her husband

and

his two daughters, Srimati and Narayani, possessed

bodily forms which

excelled the limits of mortal beauty. By the desire of

Isvari that very

perfect brahmana gave these two daughters in marriage

to Prabhu

Viracandra.

[b.R.13]

 

Sri Yadunandana Acarya became the disciple of

Vircandra Prabhu and

Srimati

and Sri Narayani were given initiation in mantra by

Sri Jahnava Mata.

Viracandra prabhu had a sister, Srimati Gangadevi,

who was none other

than

Mother Ganga herself. Her husband Madhavacarya was an

incarnation of

Raja

Santanu.

 

Taking permission from his mother, Viracandra Prabhu

set out on a

pilgrimage

to Vrindavana. First he came to Saptagram and

proceeded to the house of

Sri

Uddharana Datta Thakura where He was met by Uddharana

Datta's son,

Srinivasa

Datta. Srinivasa greeted Him with respect and showed

Him all

hospitality for

the two days that he stayed there. From there He went

to Santipur where

He

was led to Advaita Bhavan in a kirtan procession by

Advaita Acarya's

son,

Sri Krsna Misra. Next he crossed the Ganges River and

came to Gauri

dasa

Pandita's house in Ambika Kalna. Sri Hrdaya Caitanya

Prabhu

respectfully

greeted Him and honored Him as His guest. From here He

came to

Navadvipa, to

the house of Jagannath Misra. When the family members

and associates of

Mahaprabhu learned that He was the son of Sri

Nityananda Prabhu, they

were

highly pleased and showed Him all courtesies.

 

After spending two days there He came to Sri Khanda

where He was

greeted

very respectfully and affectionately by Sri

Raghunandana and to Sri

Kanai

Thakura. He spent a few days there, and then went to

Srinivasa Acarya

Prabhu's house in Jajigram, where Acarya Prabhu

received his exalted

guest

by offering Him the appropriate worship. A few days

passed In the

ecstasy of

sankirtan and then Viracandra Prabhu came to Kantak

Nagan (Katwa). He

remained there for one day and then proceeded to

Bhudarigram. There He

was

received by Sri Govinda Kaviraj who worshipped His

lotus feet and

offered

Him all hospitality. Sri Viracandra Prabhu was very

pleased at his

devotion

and remained there for a couple of days. Thereafter He

made His

auspicious

arrival in Kheturi.

 

As soon as he received news of His arrival, Sri

Narottama Thakura came

out

in great ecstasy to meet Sri Viracandra Prabhu. He led

Him into the

courtyard of the temple of Sri Gauranga where

sankirtan accompanied

with

ecstatic dancing commenced. A steady crowd of people

thronged to get a

glimpse of Prabhu Vircandra.

[b.R. 13]

 

After spending a few days in Kheturi in ecstatic

sankirtana, Viracandra

Prabhu set off for Sri Vrindavana Dhama. Along the way

many sinful and

atheistic people were delivered by His influence. As

news of His

arrival

reached Vrindavana, the Gosvamis, namely Srila Jiva

Goswami, Srila

Krsna

dasa Kaviraj Gosvami, Sri Ananta Acarya, Sri Hari dasa

Pandita, Sri

Krsna

dasa Brahmacari (Sri Madhu Gopala's pujari, a disciple

of Sri Gadadhara

Pandita), Sri Madhu Pandita (pujari of Sri Gopinatha),

Sri Bhavananda,

Sri

Kasisvara, as well as his disciple Sri Govinda Gosvami

and Sri

Yadavacarya

were all informed.

 

The Gosvamis, accompanied by many residents of Sri

Vrindavana Dhama,

all

came out to meet Prabhu Viracandra. Everyone was

overwhelmed by His

appearance in ecstatic love, and they all were humming

like bumble bees

in

discussing His good qualities. Prabhu Viracandra, in

the company of

these

exalted souls, took darshana of Sri Madana Mohana, Sri

Govindaji, Sri

Gopinatha, the principal Deities in Vrindavana.

[b.R. 13]

 

After receiving the consent of Sri Jiva Gosvami and

Sri Bhugarbha

Gosvami,

Prabhu Viracandra set out to wander in the twelve

forests of

Vrajamandala,

becoming completely overwhelmed by seeing the various

places of Krsna's

pastimes, like Sri Radha Kunda, Sri Shyama Kunda and

Giri Govardhana.

His

display of ecstatic symptoms captivated the Brijbasis.

After seeing the

sights of Sri Vrajadhama, Bircandra Prabhu returned to

Gaudadesa.

 

All of the divine qualities of His father, Sri

Nityananda Prabhu, were

fully

present in Him. Those who were fortunate enough to

witness His ecstatic

love

praised His glories far and wide.

 

Gopijana Vallabha, Rama Krsna and Ramacandra, who are

thought by some

to be

the sons of Virabhadra Gosai, were actually His

disciples. The

youngest,

Rama Krsna, who resided at Khardaha, belonged to the

Sandilya Gotra and

was

a member of the Batabyal brahmana community, known for

their great

accomplishment in studying the Vedas. The oldest,

Gopijana Vallabha,

lived

at Latagram near Manakar, in the district of

Barddhaman. The middle

one,

RamaYcandra, lived at Ganeshpur near Maldah. Because

their gotras and

surnames (titles) were different, and because they

lived at different

places, it is concluded they were not actually

ViraYcandra Prabhu's

sons.

 

His birthplace is at Khardaha, which now is a rail

station on the

Sealdah-Krsnanagar line. The village where Nityananda

Prabhu made His

advent

in this world - Ekacakra - is also named

ViracandraYpur. Here the Deity

of

Sri Bankim Raya was worshipped by ViraYcandra Prabhu

 

 

 

 

 

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