Life and Teaching of Lord Chaitanya

Life and Teaching of Lord Chaitanya

Part 18Lord Chaitanya’s Instructive

pastimes.

Part 18Lord Chaitanya’s Instructive

pastimes.

Inconceivable mercy

• Mother-in-law of Srivas Thakur thrown out of house.

• Lord Chaitanya forcibly taking dust from the feet of Advaita Acharya.

• Lord Chaitanya eating the broken pieces of chipped rice from Shuklambar Brahmacari.

Dramas at the house of Chandrashekhar Acharya

• For 7 days Lord performing dramas.• Haridas playing the role of

doorkeeper of Vaikuntha.• Srivas Pandit playing role of Narada• Lord Chaitanya – in the mood

of Rukmini, writing letter.• Gadadhar Pandit as Gopi.

• Lord Chaitanya appearing as Radharani and Lord Nityananda as Purnamasi.

• Lord dancing in different moods as Rukmini, Ganga, Durgadevi, Revati, as Gopi of Vrindavan.

• Instructions through such perfor-mance – never offend or dis-respect demigods.

• Devotees offering prayers.

Advaita Acharya preaching monism

• Advaita’s lamentation.• Deciding to trick Lord Chaitanya.• Going to Shantipur and starts

preaching from Yoga-vashishtha.• Lord Chaitanya hears this and

decides to personally witnessthis.

• Lord Chaitanya and Lord Nityananda’s journey to Shantipur.

• In Lalitpur – mercy to Sannyasi.• Lord’s punishing Advaita.• Advaita’s trick revealed and Lord

Chaitanya feeling ashamed.• Lord Chaitanya giving boon to

Advaita Acharya.

Advaita’s boon

• “I shall destroy those who worship me, but neglect you.”

• Prayers & e.g.,Sudakshina – son of Kashiraj.Satrajit – devotee of Surya.Duryodhana, Hiranyakashipu, Ravana all destroyed.