Ashtakaliya lila of Sri Caitanya MAhaprabhu

February 26, 1999

On 26 Feb 1999, Payonidhi Dasa wrote:

> Vers 3 Period 1(3:36-6:00am)Pastimes at the end of night

> At the end of the night,upon hearing the pleasant sounds made by many birds

> such as cuckoos,roosters,and others,Sri Gauranga arises from His bed.

> With His wife,Sri Vishnu Priya, He discusses may topics concerning the

> transcendental mellow of Their mutual loving affairs,and thus They become

very

> pleased.Then He gets up and goes to another room,wherin He sits upon a

raised

> sitting place and is assisted by His devotees in washing His lotus face with

> nicely scented water.hereafter ,he very happily visits His mother, Sri Sachi

> devi, as well as other friends and relatives in the home.I meditate thus on

> the daily pastimes of Sri Gaurasundara.

>

> YS

> Payonidhi das

Period 2 (6 to 8:24 Am))Morning pastimes

In the morning after sunrise,the Lord goes with His associates to bathe

in the holy river.While bathing they also worship Mother Ganga by offering

flowers insence and other presentations.They then come onto the

bank of the river ,where He is dressed with exquisite cloth and decorated with

fresh flower garlands,sandalwood paste and other ornaments.returning to His

home in order to perform opulent worship of Lord Visnu,as well as other

rituals,they partake of the foodstuffs that were offered to Lord Visnu.After

washing His hands and mouth,Lord GAura goes into another room and rests very

happily for awhile.I meditate thus on the daily pastimes of Sri Gaurahari.

Period 3(8:24-10:48am)Forenoon pastimes

Upon the arrival of the forenoon period, the Lord gets up from His nap and

stretches His body.Then He washes His Lotus face with sweetly scented

water.Meeting with His devotees,who are all very fond of chanting Sri Hari

Nama kirtana,He personally tastes and relishes the chanting of the holy

names.Thus He sports ,sometimes in the homes of various devotees, and

sometimes in His own home.In this way He increases the ecstatic pleasure of

all townspeople so much that it attains limitless heights.I meditate thuis on

the daily pastimes of Sri Gaurachandra.

YS

Payonidhi das

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