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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.