Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 1 Text 132

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 132

narahari dasa adi yata khanda-vasi
sivananda-sena-sange milila sabe asi’

TRANSLATION
Eventually Narahari dasa and other inhabitants of Khanda, along with Sivananda Sena, all arrived, and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu met them.

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 1 Text 130

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 130

damodara-svarupa-milane parama ananda
sikhi-mahiti-milana, raya bhavananda

TRANSLATION
Eventually there was a meeting with Svarupa Damodara Gosvami, and the Lord became very greatly pleased. Then there was a meeting with Sikhi Mahiti and with Bhavananda Raya, the father of Ramananda Raya.

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 1 Text 131


Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 131

gauda ha-ite sarva vaisnavera agamana
kulina-grama-vasi-sange prathama milana

TRANSLATION
All the devotees from Bengal gradually began arriving at Jagannatha Puri. At this time, the residents of Kulina-grama also came to see Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu for the first time.

Caintanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 1 Text 128

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 128

raja-ajna lana tenho aila kata dine
ratri-dine krsna-katha ramananda-sane

TRANSLATION
Upon the order of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Sri Ramananda Raya took leave of the King and returned to Jagannatha Puri. After he arrived, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu very much enjoyed talking with him both day and night about Lord Krsna and His pastimes.

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 1 Text 125

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 125

virahe vihvala prabhu na jane ratri-dine
hena-kale aila gaudera bhakta-gane

TRANSLATION
When Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu finally left Alalanatha to return to Jagannatha Puri, He was overwhelmed both day and night due to separation from Jagannatha. His lamentation knew no bounds. During this time, all the devotees from different parts of Bengal, and especially from Navadvipa, arrived in Jagannatha Puri.

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 1 Text 120

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 120

brahma-samhita, karnamrta, dui punthi pana
dui pustaka lana aila uttama janina

TRANSLATION
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu also found two other books — namely, the Brahma-samhita and Krsna-karnamrta. Knowing these books to be excellent, He took them to present to His devotees.

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 1 Text 113

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 113

sri-ranga-puri saha tahani milana
rama-dasa viprera kaila duhkha-vimocana

TRANSLATION
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then met Sri Ranga Puri and mitigated all the sufferings of a brahmana named Ramadasa.
NOTE: Due to a technical problem the first 10 or 15 minutes of the Srila Dhanurdhara Maharaja’s class was not recorded.

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 1 Text 112

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 112

tabe bhattathari haite krsna-dasera uddhara
rama-japi vipra-mukhe krsna-nama pracara

TRANSLATION
After this, Krsnadasa, the servant of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, was delivered from the clutches of a Bhattathari. Caitanya Mahaprabhu then preached that Lord Krsna’s name should also be chanted by brahmanas who were accustomed to chanting Lord Rama’s name.

Caitanya-caritamtra Madhya-lila Chapter 1 Text 110 (Continued)

In today’s class, Srila Dhanurdhara Maharaja continues with Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-lila, Chapter 1 Text 110.
NOTE: There was a slight technical problem with my connection to today’s sanga that may have affected the recording.

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 1 Text 110

Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 110

caturmasya tanha prabhu sri-vaisnavera sane
gonaila nrtya-gita-krsna-sankirtane

TRANSLATION
Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu passed the Caturmasya months with the Sri Vaisnavas, singing, chanting the holy name and dancing.