Guest guest Posted October 18, 2002 Report Share Posted October 18, 2002 dear maharaj, pamho. agtsp. all glories to the assembled vaishnavas. i find following differences in the 3 scriptures -chaitanya bhagavatm (cb) caitanya charitamritam (cc) and chaitanya mangala (cm) regarding the descriptions of jagai-madhai deliverence. 1. cm mentions that lord chaitanya wiped the blood from lord nityananda whereas such description is not appearing either in cc or cb. ".....They angrily pelted the devotees with fragments from the broken pot. One of those pieces struck Lord Nityänanda's head. 105. Where the pot fragment struck blood began to flow. Seeing this, the devotees said: "Alas! Alas!" 106. Seeing this, Lord Gaura became filled with sorrow. To the two sinners He shouted: 107. "No one is more sinful than you. Reports of Your sins fill the whole earth. 108. "You have done what no one else dare do. Look at what you have done!" 109. Saying these words, Lord Gaura went to Lord Nityänanda. With cloth from His own garment Lord Gaura bandaged Lord Nityänanda's wound. 110-111. Lord Gaura knew the great glory of Çrépada Nityänanda. If a single drop of Lord Nityänanda's blood had fallen to the ground, great inauspiciousness would have come to the earth. Therefore with care and fear Lord Gaura, with cloth from His own garment, bandaged the wound on Lord Nityänanda's head. 2. In cb it is described that lord first delivered jagai , then madhai, whereas sequence of deliverence is not described either in cc or cm. cb....."When the Lord gave mercy to Jagäi, Mädhäi's heart at once became purified. Text 202 Neglecting Lord Nityänanda, Mädhäi hurriedly grasped Lord Caitanya's feet and fell down like a stick before Him. Text 203 He said, "Lord, Jagäi and I both committed the same sins. Lord, why are You not merciful to us both?" 3. Cm describes that the lord took the sins of jagai and madhai through tulasi leaf, whereas such absorption of sins through tulasi leaf is not mentioned either in cc or cb. Cm....."53. Respectfully standing, the brähmaëas and saintly devotees watched. In their presence Lord Gaura spoke these merciful words: 154. "Now I will take upon Myself all your sins. Please give all your sins to Me." 155. Speaking these words, Lord Gaura extended His hand to accept a tulasé leaf. Frightened, the two brothers would not give the tulasé leaf. 156. Then Lord Gaura, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, mercifully said: "Jagäi and Mädhäi, now you must give your sins to Me." 4. Conversation with sudarsana cakra and the lord is mentioned in Cb not in cc or cm. 5. when madhai threw the piece of the wine pot , whether lord chaitanya was present ? Cm description appears that the lord was there. but cb mentions that devotees have informed the lord. 102. They happily sang Lord Hari's holy names. They never tired of singing Them. At this point Jagäi and Mädhäi became wild with rage. 103. Grabbing a stick, one of them smashed a clay pot into pieces. Then the two brothers ran toward the devotees. 6.Cm describes that both jagai and madhai went to the house of the lord after the lord withdrew the sudarsana chakra and get delivered there. but in Cb it appears that lord immediately delivered them after withdrawing the sudarsana chakra. Cm..131. Filled with sorrow and repentance, the two brothers ran. Seeing them, the people of Nadéyä became filled with wonder. 132. Finally coming to Lord Mahäprabhu's door, they called out: "Lord! Lord!" 133. Sitting at home amongst His associates, Lord Gaura said: "Who calls for Me? Please see who is at the door. 134. "Muräri, please bring the visitors here to Me." Following the Lord's command, Muräri embraced the two brothers and brought them before the Lord 7. Cb describes the sankirtana of demigods and yamaraja after seeing the deliverence of jagai-madhai. this description appears only in Cb. srila viswanatha cakravarthi thakura mentions that differences in the descriptions of the lord in different scriptures is due to lord's diffrent pastimes in diffrent kalpas. your aspiring servent srinidhi dasa 123. Hearing Lord Nityänanda's words, merciful Lord Gaura said: "Glory to You, Nityänanda! Glory to You, O son of Rohiëé! 124. "I am Your submissive servant. This all the scriptures say. I agree with all You have said. 125. "Anyone who just once his life speaks the word `Nityänanda' becomes purified. He becomes My pure devotee." 126. Then, accompanied by His personal associates, L.ord Gaura returned to His own home. Filled with wonder, Jagäi and Mädhäi stood there. 160. Again Lord Gaura extended His hand to accept their sins. Then Jagäi and Mädhäi placed the tulasé leaf in Lord Gaura's hand. 161. From the four sides came a great tumult of "Hari! Haribol!" Then Lord Gaura embraced Jagäi and Mädhäi. 162. Touching them, Lord Gaura delivered Jagäi and Mädhäi. He took all their sins upon Himself. One evening, as He was wandering in the city, Lord Nityänanda was stopped by the two drunkards. Text 174 "Who? Who?", Jagäi and Mädhäi called out. Nityänanda replied, "I am going to the Lord's house." Text 175 Bewildered with wine, they said, "What's Your name?" Nityänanda replied, "My name is Avadhüta." Text 176 Wild Lord Nityänanda, who was always in the mood of a small boy, playfully conversed with the two drunkards. Text 177 In His heart Lord Nityänanda thought, "I will deliver these two." That is why He had come by that path at night. Text 178 Hearing the word "Avadhüta", Madhai picked up an earthen pot and angrily hit Lord Nityänanda on the head. Text 179 When He was hit by the pot, blood flowed from His head. Lord Nityänanda meditated on Lord Kåñëa. Seeing the blood on the Lord's head, Jagäi felt compassionate. When Mädhäi raised his hand to strike again, Jagäi said, Text 181 "Why do you act like that? You are very cruel, merciless. Why do you hit this foreigner? Text 182 "Stop. Stop. Don't again hit the avadhüta. How will any good come to you if you hit a sannyäsé?" The people frantically ran to Lord Caitanya and told Him what had happened. Accompanied by many devotees, Lord Caitanya went there at once. Text 184 Blood had flowed over all of Lord Nityänanda's body. Lord Nityänanda was smiling at the two drunkards. Text 185 Seeing the blood, Lord Caitanya became angry. Now He was not aware of the external world. "Cakra! Cakra! Cakra!", He called out again and again. Text 186 Hearing the words, "Jagäi stopped him", joyful Lord Caitanya embraced Jagäi. Text 191 He said to Jagäi, "Lord Kåñëa be merciful to you. By protecting Nityänanda, you have purchased Me. Text 192 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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