Lord Caitanya's passetime 1

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Here is, for the pleasure of all the devotees, a drop of nectar in the ocean

of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta to enrich your meditation on Lord caitanya and

His glorious associates on Gaura-purnima, next Friday.

Your servant, Krsna-kirtana dasi.

 

 

...."Haridas Thakura replied: 'Kindly hear my plea. I was born in an inferior

family, and my body is most abominable. I always engage in low work.

Therefore, I am the lowest, most condemned of men. I am unseeable and

untouchable, but You have delivered me from a hellish condition and raised

me to the Vaikuntha platform. My dear Lord, You are the fully independent

Personality of Godhead. You act by your own free will. You cause the whole

world to dance and act as You like. My dear Lord, by Your mercy You have

made me dance in many ways. For example, I was offered the sraddha-patra

that should have been offered to first-class brahmanas. I ate from it even

though I was born in a family of meat-eaters. I have had one desire for a

very long time. I think that quite soon, my Lord, You will bring to a close

Your pastimes within this material world. I wish that You not show me this

closing chapter of Your pastimes. Before that time comes, kindly let my body

fall down in Your presence. I wish to catch Your lotuslike feet upon my

heart and see Your moonlike face. With my tongue I shall chant Your holy

name, "Sri Krsna Caitanya!" That is my desire. Kindly let me give up my body

in this way. O most merciful Lord, if by Your mercy it is possible, kindly

grant my desire. Let this lowborn body fall down before You. You can make

possible this perfection of all my desires.'

 

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said: 'My dear Haridasa, Krsna is so merciful that

He must execute whatever you want. But whatever happiness is Mine is all due

to your association. It is not fitting for you to go away and leave Me

aside.'

 

Catching the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya mahaprabhu, Haridas Thakura said:

'My Lord, do not create an illusion! Although I am so fallen, You must

certainly show me this mercy! My Lord, there are many respectable

personalities, millions of devotees, who are fit to sit on my head. They are

all helpful in Your pastimes. My Lord, if an insignificant insect like me

dies, what is the loss? If an ant dies, where is the loss to the material

world? My Lord, You are always affectionate to Your devotees. I am just an

imitation devotee, but nevertheless I wish that You fulfill my desire. That

is my expectation.'

 

Because He had to perform His noon duties, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu got up to

leave, but it was settled that the following day, after He saw Lord

Jagannath, He would return to visit Haridasa Thakura. After embracing him,

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu left to perform His noon duties and went to the sea

to take His bath. The next morning, after visiting the Jagannath temple, Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu, accompanied by all His other devotees came hastily to

see Haridasa Thakura. Sri Caitanya and the other devotees came before

Haridasa Thakura, who offered his respects to the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu and all the Vaisnavas.

 

Lord Caitanya inquired,'My dear Haridasa, what is the news?'

 

Haridasa Thakura replied, 'My Lord, whatever mercy You can bestow upon me.'

 

Upon hearing this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu immediately began great

congregational chanting in the courtyard. Vakresvara Pandita was the chief

dancer."

 

TO BE CONTINUED IN TEXT 2.

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Ahh--thanks you very much. My mind and heart feel pacified.

 

Babhru