Guruvani Posted August 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 "When My mind lost the association of Kṛṣṇa and could no longer see Him, he became depressed and took up mystic yoga. In the void of separation from Kṛṣṇa, he experienced ten transcendental transformations. Agitated by these transformations, My mind fled, leaving My body, his place of residence, empty. Thus I am completely in trance." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guruvani Posted August 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 When the gopīs felt separation from Kṛṣṇa, they experienced ten kinds of bodily transformations. These same symptoms appeared in the body of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guruvani Posted August 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 "The ten bodily transformations resulting from separation from Kṛṣṇa are anxiety, wakefulness, mental agitation, thinness, uncleanliness, talking like a madman, disease, madness, illusion and death." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guruvani Posted August 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was overwhelmed night and day by these ten ecstatic conditions. Whenever such symptoms arose, His mind became unsteady. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guruvani Posted August 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 After speaking in this way, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu fell silent. Then Rāmānanda Rāya began to recite various verses. [url="http://vedabase.net/cc/antya/14/56/en"] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guruvani Posted August 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 Rāmānanda Rāya recited verses from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, and Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī sang of Kṛṣṇa's pastimes. In this way, they brought Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to external consciousness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guruvani Posted August 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 After half the night had passed in this way, Rāmānanda Rāya and Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī made Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu lie down on His bed in the inner room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guruvani Posted August 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 TRANSLATION Then Rāmānanda Rāya returned home, and Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī and Govinda lay down in front of the door to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guruvani Posted August 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu remained awake throughout the entire night, chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra very loudly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guruvani Posted August 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 After some time, Svarūpa Dāmodara could no longer hear Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu chanting. When he entered the room, he found the three doors locked, but Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was gone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guruvani Posted August 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 All the devotees were very anxious when they saw that the Lord was not in His room. They wandered about searching for Him with a warning lamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guruvani Posted August 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 After searching for some time, they came upon Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu lying in a corner by the northern side of the Siḿha-dvāra gate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guruvani Posted August 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 At first they were overjoyed to see Him, but when they saw His condition, all the devotees, headed by Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, were very anxious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guruvani Posted August 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was lying unconscious, and His body had become elongated to five or six cubits. There was no breath from His nostrils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guruvani Posted August 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 Each of His arms and legs had become three cubits long; only skin connected the separated joints. The Lord's body temperature, indicating life, was very low. All the joints in His arms, legs, neck and waist were separated by at least six inches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guruvani Posted August 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 It appeared that only skin covered His elongated joints. Seeing the Lord's condition, all the devotees were very unhappy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guruvani Posted August 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 They almost died when they saw Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu with His mouth full of saliva and foam and His eyes turned upward. [url="http://vedabase.net/cc/antya/14/69/en"] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guruvani Posted August 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 When they saw this, Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī and all the other devotees began to chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa very loudly into Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's ear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guruvani Posted August 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 After they had chanted in this way for a long time, the holy name of Kṛṣṇa entered the heart of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and He suddenly arose with a loud shout of "Haribol!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guruvani Posted August 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 As soon as the Lord returned to external consciousness, all His joints contracted and His entire body returned to normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guruvani Posted August 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī has described these pastimes elaborately in his book Gaurāńga-stava-kalpavṛkṣa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guruvani Posted August 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 "In the house of Kāśī Miśra, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would sometimes be greatly aggrieved, feeling separation from Kṛṣṇa. The joints of His transcendental body would slacken, and His arms and legs would become elongated. Rolling on the ground, the Lord would cry out in distress in a faltering voice and weep very sorrowfully. The appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, awakening in my heart, maddens me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guruvani Posted August 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was very much astonished to find Himself in front of the Siḿha-dvāra. He asked Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, "Where am I? What am I doing here?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guruvani Posted August 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 Svarūpa Dāmodara said, "My dear Lord, please get up. Let us go to Your place. There I shall tell You everything that has happened." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guruvani Posted August 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 Thus all the devotees, supporting Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, took Him back to His residence. Then they all described to Him what had happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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