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Chapter Twenty-four
Visvarupa-darsanadi-varnana
Description of the
Revelation of the Universal Form and Other Pastimes
Text 1 Glory, glory,
glory to the fair lion that is saintly Lord Chaitanya! Glory, glory to the Lord
who protects the devotees! Glory to the Lord who heroically vanquishes the
demons!
Text 2 Glory, glory to
Lord Chaitanya, the son of Saci and Jagannatha Misra! Glory, glory, glory to
Lord Chaitanya, hearing and chanting whose glories purify the heart!
Text 3 Glory, glory to
Lord Chaitanya, the life of Jagadananda! Glory to Lord Chaitanya, the life and
wealth of Haridasa and Kasisvara!
Text 4 O ocean of mercy,
O friend of the downtrodden, O father of all, if anyone says to You, "I am
Yours", You accept him and become his master.
Text 5 In this way Lord
Chaitanya always enjoyed many different kinds of sankirtana pastimes in
Navadvipa.
Text 6 Simply by hearing
Lord Krishna's name in hari-sankirtana, Lord Chaitanya would fall to the
ground.
Text 7 Whether He was in
the town, in a courtyard, by the water, or in the forest, a stream of tears
would flow from His graceful eyes without stop.
Text 8 The Lord's
associates would always rescue Him. Lord Chaitanya always tasted the nectar of
devotion to the Lord.
Text 9 If he heard anyone
say the name of Lord Hari in any way, Lord Chaitanya would forget Himself and
fall to the ground.
Text 10
He would tremble and weep. The hairs of His
body stood erect. In the middle of town he would be overcome with ecstasy and
would roll on the ground.
Text 11
The people of Nadiya regularly saw the Lord's
ecstasies, ecstasies even Brahma and the demigods would think themselves
fortunate to see.
Text 12
At the end of His ecstasies the Lord would
fall unconscious. Then His servants would gather, pick Him up, and carry Him to
His home.
Text 13
Once in the Lord's house they would perform
sankirtana. In this way the numberless universes became filled with bliss.
Text 14
The Lord's ecstasies cannot be described. How
was the Lord overwhelmed by tasting the necatr of Lord Krishna? I do not know.
Text 15
One moment He would say, "I am Krishna,
the cowherd boy more handsome than Kamadeva." The next moment He would
say, "I am Lord Krishna's servant eternally."
Text 16
On some days He would chant japa of,
"Gopi! Gopi! Gopi!" Then when He heard Lord Krishna's name, He would
burn with great anger.
Text 17
He would say, "Where is your Krishna? He
is a great thief. He is an arrogant rogue, a deceiver. Who would worship Him?
Text 18
"First He conquers women. Then He cuts
off their ears and noses. Like a hunter He took away Vali's life.
Text 19
"Why should I hear talk of this
thief?" In this way Lord Chaitanya would become angry if someone spoke the
word "Krishna".
Text 20
Moment after moment He would chant,
"Gokula! Gokula!" Then, on other days, He would chant,
"Vrindavana! Vrindavana!"
Text 21
On other days He would happily chant,
"Mathura! Mathura!" On other days He would scratch the ground with
His toenail.
Text 22
Sometimes He would draw on the ground a
three-fold bending form. Gazing at the form, He would weep. The ground floated
in His tears.
Text 23
Sometimes He would say, "I see a great
forest filled with lions, tigers, and bears."
Text 24
Sometimes He would say that night was day and
day was night.
Text 25
Seeing the Lord's ecstasies, the devotees
would hold each other's necks and weep.
Text 26
The Vaishnava servants of the Lord easily saw
ecstasies that even Brahma yearns to see.
Text 27
Avoiding His own home, Lord Chaitanya always
stayed in the homes of the Vaishnavas.
Text 28
Only sometimes, to please His mother, would
the Lord participate in external, ordinary activities.
Text 29
All the devotees were filled with happiness.
Everyone joyfully chanted Lord Krishna's holy names.
Text 30
Enjoying endless pastimes, the wild lion that
was Lord Nityananda wandered in home after home in Nadiya.
Text 31
Taking Advaita with them, Nityananda and
Gadadhara always stayed with Lord Chaitanya. Their conversation was always
about Lord Vishnu.
Text 32
One day, as with great love everyone sang a
kirtana, Advaita danced in the mood of a gopi.
Text 33
Distraught, and a blade of grass placed
between His teeth, He danced again and again.
Text 34
Tasting the nectar of ecstati love, Advaita
rolled on the ground. In the four directions around Him, the devotees sang with
great joy.
Text 35
For sių hours He danced without stop. At the
end all the devotees were exhausted.
Text 36
Gathering together, they stopped Advaita.
Advaita Acarya sat down, and the devotees sat around Him in the four
directions.
Text 37
As Advaita Acarya peacefully sat, Shrivasa,
Ramai, and others left to bathe.
Text 38
Then Advaita's distress increased more and
more. Falling to the ground, He rolled about in Shrivasa's courtyard.
Text 39
Busy in some other activities, Lord Chaitanya
was in His own home. In His heart He could see Advaita's distress.
Text 40
The eternally blissful Lord, who pacifies His
devotees' distress, went to where Advaita was rolling on the ground.
Text 41
Seeing Advaita's distress, with His own hand
Lord Chaitanya picked Him up, took Him into Lord Vishnu's temple-room, and sat
down.
Text 42
Smiling, Lord Chaitanya said, "Listen,
Acarya. What do You want. Tell Me what You want?"
Text 43
Advaita replied, "You are the essence of
the Vedas. Lord, I want You. What else would I want?"
Text 44
Smiling, Lord Chaitanya said, "I am here
before Your eyes. What more do You want? Tell Me."
Text 45
Advaita said, "Lord, I speak the real
truth. You are the truth described in the Vedanta and in all the Vedas.
Text 46
"Still, I want to see some of Your powers
and opulences." Lord Chaitanya said, "What do You want? Tell
Me."
Text 47
Advaita said, "Lord, what Arjuna saw in
ancient times, I yearn to see."
Text 48
The moment He spoke these words, Advaita saw
Himself sitting on a chariot. In the four directions around Him, great armies
ferociously fought.
Text 49
On the chariot Advaita saw dark and handsome
Lord Krishna, a conchshell, cakra, club, and lotus in His four hands.
Text 50
The next moment He saw the form of the
numberless universes, a form that had a moon and sun, and many oceans,
mountains, rivers, and gardens.
Text 51
Again and again He saw millions of eyes, arms,
and faces. Then He saw Arjuna offering prayers.
Text 52
Great flames burned in each mouth of the
universal form. Flying like moths into the flames, the demons and blasphemers
were at once consumed.
Text 53
The sinners who blasphemed and attacked others
perished in the great flames of Lord Chaitanya's mouth.
Text 54
By Lord Chaitanya's mercy, Advaita Acarya saw
this form. Others had no power to see it.
Text 55
Advaita wept with joy and love. Placing a
blade of grass between His teeth, again and again He begged for service to the
Lord.
Text 56
Meanwhile, Lord Nityananda was joyfully
wandering in Nadiya.
Text 57
Nityananda knew all that Lord Chaitanya had
manifested. He knew the Lord was revealing His universal form.
Text 58
Lord Nityananda hurried there. Standing before
the door of of Lord Vishnu's temple-room, Nityananda roared.
Text 59
Aware that Nityananda had come, Lord Chaitanya
quickly opened the door.
Text 60
Seeing the limitless universal form,
Nityananda offered dandavat obeisances and then closed His eyes.
Text 61
Lord Chaitanya said, "Rise, Nityananda.
You are My very life. You know all about Me.
Text 62
"In truth I become the property of anyone
who loves You. To Me no one is more dear than You.
Text 63
"Anyone who thinks that You and Advaita
are different persons does not know that You are both My incarnations. You are
both supremely pure."
Text 64
Then, glancing at both Nityananda and Advaita,
Lord Chaitanya blissfuly danced in the temple-room of Lord Vishnu.
Text 65
Then Lord Chaitanya roared. "Look!
Look!", He loudly called again and again.
Text 66
Saying, "Lord! Lord!", Nityananda
and Advaita offered prayers. Gazing at the universal form, their hearts became
filled with bliss.
Text 67
Even though these wonderful pastimes were
manifested in Shrivasa's home, no one else had the power to see them.
Text 68
This true story comes from Lord Advaita's
mouth. Anyone who does not believe it is a sinner.
Text 69
Anyone who will not say, "Lord Chaitanya
is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the master of all", is a sinner,
and is never fit to be seen by Vaishnavas.
Text 70
"Lord Chaitanya is the master of my
master." This I firmly believe in my heart.
Text 71
Lord Chaitanya manifested His pastimes in
Navadvipa. Still, none but the devotees could understand them.
Text 72
Devotional service is the greatest treasure.
Devotional service. Devotional service. Devotion is seen when one weeps on
remembering Lord Krishna's holy name.
Text 73
He who weeps when he chants,
"Krishna!" truly chants Lord Krishna's name. It is not by the power
of great wealth or noble family that one is able to chant "Krishna!"
in truth.
Text 74
They who hear this story of Nityananda and
Advaita seeing the Lord's universal form will certainly attain the great
treasure that is Lord Krishna.
Text 75
Then, in a moment, Lord Chaitanya stopped
everything and, accompanied by His devotees, returned to His home.
Text 76
When They thus saw the universal fornm,
Nityananda and Advaita were not in external consciousness. They were filled
with spiritual bliss.
Text 77
Wild with bliss by seeing the universal form,
Nityananda and Advaita rolled on the ground everywhere in the courtyard,
covering Their bodies with dust.
Text 78
One of Them danced while the other sang and
clapped His hands. Intoxicated with bliss, the two powerful devotees stumbled
as They walked.
Text 79
At first They were both blissful, but in the
end they insulted each other.
Text 80
Advaita said, "Drunken avadhuta, who said
You could come here?
Text 81
"How did You open the door and come
inside? Who says that You are a sannyasi?
Text 82
"You have no caste. You don't eat at Your
own home. No one knows Your family and caste.
Text 83
"Why should a drunkard like You stay
among the Vaishnavas? If You don't leave at once, it won't be good for
You."
Text 84
Then Nityananda replied, "O Nar#a, be
still, or I will show You My power with a blow from My fist.
Text 85
"You old brahmana, You are not afraid? I
am a wild avadhuta. I am the Lord's brother.
Text 86
"You have already perished, destroyed by
wife, children, and home. I am very exalted. I walk the path of the
paramahamsas.
Text 87
"If I strike You, You cannot say anything
to protest. Without reason You have become very proud before Me."
Text 88
Hearing these words, Advaita burned with anger
like fire. Then, after first making Himself clothed only by the four
directions, He spoke these insults:
Text 89
"You eat fish! You eat meat! How are You
a sannyasi? Now I take off My clothes! Now I am clothed only by the four
directions!
Text 90
"Where are Your mother and father? In
what country is Your home? Who knows? Tell Me that.
Text 91
"You come like a thief and You eat
everything.
Text 92
"Anyone who calls You a `sannyasi'
Doesn't know anything. You call Yourself a `sannyasi', but You eat three times
a day.
Text 93
"Shrivasa Pandita doesn't know anything
about caste. From where did he get this avadhuta?
Text 94
"This avadhuta will destroy the caste
status of us all. From where did this drunkard Nityananda come?"
Text 95
Intoxicated by tasting the nectar of ecstati
love for Lord Krishna, Nityananda and Advaita always quarrelled.
Text 96
Anyone who takes the side of one of Them and
then criticizes the other, goes to his destruction.
Text 97
Anyone who, not understanding the heart of
this loving quarrel, criticizes one and praises the other, will perish.
Text 98
Anyone who takes Advaita's side and criticizes
Gadadhara is very lowly and degraded. He will never be Lord Advaita's servant.
Text 99
When one incarnation of the Supreme
Personality of Godhead quarrels with another incarnation of the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, who can understand Their quarrel? Their quarrel is only
a pastime of Lord Vishnu and the Vaishnavas.
Text 100
Lord Vishnu and the Vaishnavas are equal. The
blasphemers, however, have a different understanding.
Text 101
A person who sees that the Vaishnavas are not
different, and who worships Lord Krishna's feet, will cross beyond this
material world.
Text 102
The two moons Shri Krishna Chaitanya and Shri
Nityananda are my life and soul. I, Vrindavana dasa, sing the glories of Their
feet.