(15/15) Wholesome Vision

His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad
Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj
Sri Nrisingha Palli, Sri Jagannath Misra Anandotsav
22 March 2019, morning class, part 15
Translated from Bengali

অদ্বৈত-আচার্য্য-ভার্য্যা, জগৎপূজিতা আর্য্যা,
নাম তাঁর ‘সীতা ঠাকুরাণী’ ।
আচার্য্যের আজ্ঞা পাঞা, গেলা উপহার লঞা,
দেখিতে বালক-শিরোমণি ॥

advaita-acharya-bharya, jagat-pujita arya,
nama tanra ‘sita thakurani’
acharyera ajna pana, gela upahara lana,
dekhite balaka-siromani

'Advaita Acharya’s pious spouse, Sri Sita Thakurani, who is worshippable in the whole world, came on the order of her husband to see the crest-jewel of a child, bringing along various gifts.'

Sri Sita Thakurani is Sri Advaita Acharya Prabhu's potency, or you can say wife. He had two potencies, Sri and Sita.

সুবর্ণের কড়ি-বউলি, রজতমুদ্রা-পাশুলি,
সুবর্ণের অঙ্গদ, কঙ্কণ ।
দু-বাহুতে দিব্য শঙ্খ, রজতের মলবঙ্ক,
স্বর্ণমুদ্রার নানা হারগণ ॥

suvarnera kadi-bauli, rajata-mudra-pasuli,
suvarnera angada, kankana
du-bahute divya sankha, rajatera malabanka,
svarna-mudrara nana hara-gana

'She brought conch-shaped gold earrings, silver anklets with coin-like ornaments, gold bracelets, bangles as well as two exquisite conch bangles for both hands, curved silver foot-bracelets and various gold necklaces with coin-like ornaments.'

দুর্ব্বা, ধান্য, গোরোচন, হরিদ্রা, কুঙ্কুম, চন্দন,
মঙ্গল-দ্রব্য পাত্র ভরিয়া ।
বস্ত্র-গুপ্ত দোলা চড়ি’, সঙ্গে লঞা দাসী চেড়ী,
বস্ত্রালঙ্কার পেটারি ভরিয়া ॥

durva, dhanya, gorochana, haridra, kunkuma, chandana,
mangala-dravya patra bhariya
vastra-gupta dola chadi’, sange lana dasi chedi,
vastralankara petari bhariya

'Bringing auspicious offerings, including fresh grass, paddy, gorocharan, tumeric, kumkum and sandalwood, along with baskets full of clothes and ornaments, she came in a cloth-covered palanquin together with her maidservants.'

ভক্ষ্য, ভোজ্য, উপহার, সঙ্গে লইল বহু ভার,
শচীগৃহে হৈল উপনীত ।
দেখিয়া বালক-ঠাম, সাক্ষাৎ গোকুল-কান,
বর্ণমাত্র দেখি বিপরীত ॥

bhaksya, bhojya, upahara, sange laila bahu bhara,
sachi-grhe haila upanita
dekhiya balaka-thama, saksat gokula-kana,
varna-matra dekhi viparita

'She arrived at Sachi Devi’s house with a great amount of various food preparations and gifts. When she saw the figure of the child, she thought that He looked just like Gokula-Kana (baby Krishna) Himself, only His bodily colour was different.'

When she saw the child, she thought, 'He is Sri Krishna Himself, only His bodily colour was different.'

This is what we were singing yesterday during the evening kirtan. Do you know where it is taken from? For each Gaura Purnima we print these verses from Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita that was composed by Srila Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami. He wrote it after receiving Sriman Nityananda Prabhu's and Madan-Mohan's mercy. He was very old at that time. He said, 'My hands are trembling so much, how will I write?' and he got the inspiration from Madan-Mohan, 'I am the one who will write, you just need to hold the pen.'

Sriman Nityananda Prabhu also had a servitor, Ramdas Minaketan. One time, Srila Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami's brother (he was an offender, so his name is not mentioned anywhere) arranged for a kirtan programme in their hometown, Jhamatpur Baharan, and invited a brahman priest to do the puja. That brahman kept only Gauranga Mahaprabhu's Deity, without Nityananda Prabhu. He worshipped One and did not accept the other One. So, when Ramdas Minaketan came there, the brahman showed no respect to him because Ramdas Minaketan was Sriman Nityananda Prabhu's disciple. There are many people like this, actually. They say, 'Oh, I am Srila Govinda Maharaj's disciple, but you are Acharya Maharaj's disciple!' Because that brahman did not like Nityananda Prabhu, he did not like His disciple, so on the pretext of being busy with puja, he did not even offer him a seat. Taken aback, Ramdas Minaketan came to Srila Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami and said, 'Seeing his behaviour, my hair is standing on end!' After that, Srila Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami had a fight with his brother – he told him, 'You have made an offence! This is half-hen logic!' What does half-hen logic mean? A hen eats with its mouth and lays eggs with its rear part, so you think that you can keep the part that produces eggs and throw away the other 'useless' part. Will you get any eggs like this? So, how can you accept Gaura but not Nitai? Similarly, how can you accept Nitai but not Gaura? They are One but manifest as Two. Just as Krishna and Balaram are one, so are Nitai and Gaura. In the evening, Srila Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami saw a dream in which Nitai came to him and said, 'Wake up, wake up, Krishna Das! Do not stay in Jhamatpur any longer – come to Vrindavan!' And he left. Nityananda Prabhu told him that he did not need to keep that bad association. It may be your brother, but if he does not have respect for devotees, it is not necessary to keep their association. That is how Srila Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami came to Vrindavan. If you went there, you have seen his samadhi-mandir there. We have also got his house in Vrindavan as part of our temple there.

সর্ব্ব অঙ্গ—সুনির্ম্মাণ, সুবর্ণ-প্রতিমা-ভান,
সর্ব্ব অঙ্গ—সুলক্ষণময় ।
বালকের দিব্য জ্যোতি, দেখি’ পাইল বহু প্রীতি,
বাৎসল্যেতে দ্রবিল হৃদয় ॥

sarva anga—sunirmana, suvarna-pratima-bhana,
sarva anga—sulaksana-maya
balakera divya jyoti, dekhi’ paila bahu priti,
vatsalyete dravila hrdaya

'The limbs of His body were very beautifully built, making Him look like a golden doll. All His limbs were adorned with auspicious signs. Seeing the divine effulgence of the boy, Sita Thakurani’s heart melted with maternal affection.'

ঐছে শচী-জগন্নাথ, পুত্ত্র পাঞা লক্ষ্মীনাথ,
পূর্ণ হইল সকল বাঞ্ছিত ।
ধন-ধান্যে ভরে ঘর, লোকমান্য-কলেবর,
দিনে দিনে হয় আনন্দিত ॥

aichhe sachi-jagannatha, putra pana laksminatha,
purna haila sakala vanchhita
dhana-dhanye bhare ghara, loka-manya-kalevara,
dine dine haya anandita

'In this way Mother Sachi and Jagannath Misra obtained the husband of the goddess of fortune as their son – all their desires were fulfilled. Their house was filled with riches and grains. Everybody was drawn to the graceful beauty and effulgence of the child, and Mother Sachi and Jagannath Misra felt more and more joyful day by day.'

There is much more written here, but it is late, so I would like to finish here. We will try to meet again later at 10 o'clock.

[His Divine Grace chants Hari Haraye Nama Krishna and concludes the morning class.]

হরি হরয়ে নমঃ কৃষ্ণ যাদবায় নমঃ ।
যাদবায় মাধবায় কেশবায় নমঃ ॥১॥

hari haraye namah krsna yadavaya namah
yadavaya madhavaya kesavaya namah [1]

'Obeisances to You, O Supreme Lord Hari, who is also known as Krishna and Yadav. Obeisances to You, O Yadav, Madhav and Kesav!'

গোপাল গোবিন্দ রাম শ্রীমধুসূদন ।
গিরিধারী গোপীনাথ মদনমোহন ॥২॥

gopala govinda rama sri-madhusudana
giridhari gopinatha madana-mohana [2]

'Gopal, Govinda, Rama, Sri Madhusudan, Giridhari, Gopinath, Madan-mohan!'

শ্রীচৈতন্য নিত্যানন্দ শ্রীঅদ্বৈতচন্দ্র ।
গদাধর শ্রীবাসাদি গৌরভক্তবৃন্দ ॥৩॥

sri-chaitanya nityananda sri-advaita-chandra
gadadhara srivasadi gaura-bhakta-vrnda [3]

'All glory to Sri Chaitanya, Nityananda, Sri Advaita-chandra, Gadadhar, Srivas and all the devotees of Lord Gaura!'

You may wonder why in some other temples they sing, 'Sri Advaita Sita Bhagavad Gita' instead of 'Sri-Chaitanya Nityananda Sri-Advaita-chandra.' This line was written like that by Srila Sridhar Maharaj. Outside people do not understand anything, so they talk about the marriage of Sita and Advaita, Vishnupriya and Mahaprabhu, and Jahnava and Vasudha and Nityananda Prabhu. There is no question of marriage between them. Sita, Vishnupriya or Jahnava and Vasudha are all potencies of the Lord. People compare Krishna-prema with the so-called love between boys and girls in this world, but one is prema (pure, divine love), and the other is kama (lust); these are two different things: prema is light, and kama is darkness. That is why Srila Sridhar Maharaj wrote, 'Sri-Chaitanya Nityananda Sri-Advaita-chandra' to prevent people from thinking about Sita and all those wrong things.

জয় রূপ সনাতন ভট্ট রঘুনাথ ।
শ্রীজীব গোপালভট্ট দাস রঘুনাথ ॥৪॥

jaya rupa sanatana bhatta raghunatha
sri-jiva gopala-bhatta dasa raghunatha [4]

'Glory to Rupa, Sanatan, Raghunath Bhatta, Sri Jiva, Gopal Bhatta and Raghunath Das!'

এই ছয় গোসাঞির করি চরণ বন্দন । যাহা হৈতে বিঘ্ননাশ অভীষ্ট পূরণ ॥৫॥

ei chhaya gosanir kari charana vandana
yaha haite vighna-nasa abhista purana [5]

'I offer my obeisances to these six goswamis, by whose mercy all obstacles are destroyed and all desires are fulfilled.'

এই ছয় গোসাঞি যাঁর মুঁই তাঁর দাস ।
তাঁ সবার পদরেণু মোর পঞ্চগ্রাস ॥৬॥

ei chhaya gosani yanra muni tanra dasa
tan sabara pada-renu mora pancha-grasa [6]

'I am a servant of these six goswamis – their foot dust is my five forms of sustenance.'

তাঁদের চরণ সেবি ভক্ত-সনে বাস ।
জনমে জনমে মোর এই অভিলাষ ॥৭॥

tandera charana sevi bhakta-sane basa
janame janame mora ei abhilasa [7]

'I pray that I may life after life live with the devotees who serve their feet.'

এই ছয় গোসাঞি যবে ব্রজে কৈলা বাস ।
রাধাকৃষ্ণ নিত্যলীলা করিলা প্রকাশ ॥৮॥

ei chhaya gosani yabe vraje kaila basa
radha-krsna-nitya-lila karila prakasa [8]

'When these six goswamis lived in Vraja, they revealed Radha-Krishna’s eternal pastimes.'

আনন্দে বল হরি ভজ বৃন্দাবন ।
শ্রীগুরুবৈষ্ণব-পদে মজাইয়া মন ॥৯॥

anande bala hari bhaja vrndavana
sri-guru-vaisnava-pade majaiya mana [9]

'Joyfully chant, "Hari!", and worship Vrindavan, immersing your mind in the holy feet of Sri Guru and Vaisnavs.'

শ্রীগুরুবৈষ্ণব-পাদপদ্ম করি আশ ।
(হরি) নাম সংকীর্ত্তন কহে নরোত্তম দাস ॥১০॥

sri-guru-vaisnava-pada-padma kari asa
(hari) nama sankirtana kahe narottama dasa [10]

'Aspiring for the lotus feet of Sri Guru and Vaisnavs, Narottam Das is chanting the Holy Name (of the Lord).'

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