CC Adi 10 extra

“Maladhara, who had formerly carried Lord Krsna's venu and murali flutes in Vrajabhumi, later appeared as Vanamala Pandita, who was very dear to Lord Caitanya. ”

…There is no such mention that Vanamali Pandita saw a golden club and plow in the hands of the Lord at the occasion of the Lord’s pastime of taking club and plow from Nityananda Prabhu after having climbed upon the altar of Visnu at Srivasa’s house.

TEXT 74

The thirty-sixth branch, Buddhimanta Khā n, was extremely dear to Lord Caitanya Mahā prabhu. He was always prepared to carry out the Lord’s orders, and therefore he was considered to be a chief servant of the Lord.

ANUBHĀ Ṣ YA:

…He participated in the water pastimes and kirtanas.

TEXT 75

Garuḍ a Paṇ ḍ ita, the thirty-seventh branch of the tree, always engaged in chanting the auspicious name of the Lord. Because of the strength of this chanting, even the effects of poison could not touch him.

ANUBHĀ Ṣ YA:

Gaura-gaṇ oddeś a-dī pikā (117):

garuda panditah so ‘dyah garudo yah pura srutah

“Garuda Pandita was the incarnation of Garuda. “

TEXT 77

Devā nanda Paṇ ḍ ita was a professional reciter of Ś rī mad-Bhā gavatam, but by the mercy of Vakreś vara Paṇ ḍ ita and the grace of the Lord he understood the devotional interpretation of the Bhā gavatam.

Devananda is a branch numbered 5-ka (number 5 being Vakresvara Pandita).

TEXTS 78–79

Ś rī Khaṇ ḍ avā sī Mukunda and his son Raghunandana were the thirty-ninth branch of the tree, Narahari was the fortieth, Cirañ jī va the forty-first and Sulocana the forty-second. They were all big branches of the all-merciful tree of Caitanya Mahā prabhu. They distributed the fruits and flowers of love of Godhead anywhere and everywhere.

ANUBHĀ Ṣ YA:

Gaura-gaṇ oddeś a-dī pikā (70):

vyuhas trtiyah pradyumnah priya-narma-sakho ‘bhavan

cakre lila sahayam yo radha-madhavayor vraje…

“Lord Pradyumna, the third member of the Catur-vyuha, had formerly appeared in Vrajabhumi as a close (priya-narma-sakha) friend of Sri Sri Radha-Madhava, where he helped in Their transcendental pastimes. That same Lord Pradyumna appeared in Lord Caitanya's pastimes as Sri Raghunandana Thakura, who was non-different from both Lord Caitanya and Lord Advaita. ”

Gaura-gaṇ oddeś a-dī pikā (177):

pura madhumati prana-sakhi vrndavane sthita

adhuna narahary akhyah sarakarah prabhoh priyah

“Srimati Radharani's dear friend, the vraja-gopi named Madhumati-devi, appeared as Narahari Sarkara, who was very dear to Lord Caitanya. ”

TEXT 80

Satyarā ja, Rā mā nanda, Yadunā tha, Puruṣ ottama, Ś aṅ kara and Vidyā nanda all belonged to the twentieth branch. They were inhabitants of the village known as Kulī na-grā ma.

ANUBHĀ Ṣ YA:

Gaura-gaṇ oddeś a-dī pikā (173):

“Kalakantha-devi and Sukantha-devi, the two Gandharva-dancers who appeared in Vrajabhumi, also appeared as Ramananda Vasu and Satyaraja. ”

Yadunā tha, Puruṣ ottama, Ś aṅ kara, Vidyā nanda and others were born in Vasu’s family. All the members of this family were devotees of Krsna and expert actors in performances about Krsna-lila. ... They were pure devotees, followers of Haridasa Thakura – see text 48.

TEXT 84

On the western side were the forty-third, forty-fourth and forty-fifth branches—Ś rī Sanā tana, Ś rī Rū pa and Anupama. They were the best of all.

PURPORT

…Ś rī Sanā tana Gosvā mī is described in the Gaura-gaṇ oddeś a-dī pikā (181). He was formerly known as Rati-mañ jarī or sometimes Lavaṅ ga-mañ jarī. In the Bhakti-ratnā kara it is stated that his spiritual master, Vidyā -vā caspati, sometimes stayed in the village of Rā makeli, and Sanā tana Gosvā mī studied all the Vedic literatures from him. He was so devoted to his spiritual master that this cannot be described. According to the Vedic system, if someone sees a Muslim he must perform rituals to atone for the meeting. Sanā tana Gosvā mī always associated with Muslim kings. Not giving much attention to the Vedic injunctions, he used to visit the houses of Muslim kings, and thus he considered himself to have been converted into a Muslim. He was therefore always very humble and meek. When Sanā tana Gosvā mī presented himself before Lord Caitanya Mahā prabhu, he said, “I am always in association with lower-class people, and my behavior is therefore very abominable. ” He actually belonged to a respectable brā hmaṇ a family, but because he considered his behavior to be abominable, he did not try to place himself among the brā hmaṇ as but always remained among people of the lower castes. …

ANUBHĀ Ṣ YA:

…Bhakti-ratnakara, 1^st wave:

sri sanataner guru vidyavacaspati

modhye modhye ramakeli grame tar sthiti

sorbosastro odhyayon korila yar thai

yoiche guru-bhokti, kohi – aiche sadhyo nai

yobon dekhile pita prayascito koroe

hen yoboner songo nirontor hoe

kori’ mukhapeksa yoboner grhe yan

ehetu apna mane mleccher soman

(ini oti din-hin apna manae)

yobe mogno hon doinyo somudro-majhare

mlecchadik hoite nico mane apnare

nico jati-songe soda nico-byabohar

ei hetu “nico-jatyadik” ukti tar

biproraj hoiya mohakhed-yukto ontore

apnake bipro-jnan kobhu nahi kore

...

ramanondo-dvare kondorper dorpo nase

damodaro-dvare noiropeksyo porokase

horidas-dvare sohisnuta janailo

sonaton-rup-dvare doinyo prokasilo

(purp.: Ś rī Caitanya Mahā prabhu taught His principles through four chief followers. Among them, Rā mā nanda Rā ya is exceptional, for through him the Lord taught how a devotee can completely vanquish the power of Cupid. ... Similarly, Dā modara Paṇ ḍ ita was notable for his objectivity as a critic. He did not even spare Caitanya Mahā prabhu from his criticism. ... Haridā sa Ṭ hā kura is exceptional for his forbearance because although he was beaten with canes in twenty-two marketplaces, he was nevertheless tolerant. Similarly, Ś rī Sanā tana Gosvā mī, although he belonged to a most respectable brā hmaṇ a family, was exceptional for his humility and meekness. )

probhur nikot tottvo-jijnasa o probhur siksa: Questions about the Absolute Truth given to the Lord, and His instructions – (1) sambandha-jnan – Madhya 20. 98 through the whole chapter 21; (2) abhidheya-bicar – the whole chapter 22; (3) prayojana-bicar – 23. 3-99. (! )

TEXT 85

Among these branches, Rū pa and Sanā tana were principal. Anupama, Jī va Gosvā mī and others, headed by Rā jendra, were their subbranches.

PURPORT

ANUBHĀ Ṣ YA:

…ini sri-rup-sonatonadir oprokoter por sotkol gouro-mothuro-mondoler gouriyo-boisnob somprodayer sorbo-srestho acaryo-pode odhisthito thakiya sokolke sri-goursundor procarito sotyo kirton koriya hori-bhojon koraiten. modhye modhye ini bhokto-gon-soho braj-dham porikrama koriten o mathurar biththoldeb dorson korite yaiten… ini kichu kal pore gour-des hoite agoto srinibas, narottam o duhkhikrsnodaske yothakrome acaryo, thakur o syamanondo nam prodan koriya rocito yabotiyo gosvami-sastradi-soho gour-dese nam-prem procarartho prerono koren…

…Meanwhile he (Jiva G. ) used to perform Vraja-dhama parikrama with other devotees and to visit the Deity of Viththaladeva in Mathura… After some time, he gave to Srinivasa, Narottama and Duhkhikrsnadasa, who had come from Bengal, the names Acarya, Thakura and Syamananda respectively, and he sent them with all the sastras of the Gosvamis to preach the holy name and love of Godhead in Bengal…

TEXT 108

Jagannā tha Ā cā rya, the fiftieth branch of the Caitanya tree, was an extremely dear servant of the Lord, by whose order he decided to live on the bank of the Ganges.

AMṚ TA-PRAVĀ HA-BHĀ Ṣ YA:

gaṅ gā -vā sa—sri-nobodvipantorborti ‘alakananda’r tate ganga-vasa namok gramer potton koren. = He founded a village named Gangavasa at the bank of Alakananda in the area of Navadvipa.

TEXT 112

The sixty-eighth branch of the original tree was Puruṣ ottama, the sixty-ninth was Ś rī Gā lī ma, the seventieth was Jagannā tha dā sa, the seventy-first was Ś rī Candraś ekhara Vaidya, and the seventy-second was Dvija Haridā sa.

PURPORT

…There is some question about whether Dvija Haridā sa was the author of Aṣ ṭ ottara-ś ata-nā ma. He had two sons, named Ś rī dā ma and Gokulā nanda, who were disciples of Ś rī Advaita Ā cā rya. (? )

ANUBHĀ Ṣ YA:

... His two sons were disciples of Srinivasa Acarya.

TEXT 113

The seventy-third branch of the original tree was Rā madā sa, the seventy-fourth was Kavicandra, the seventy-fifth was Ś rī Gopā la dā sa, the seventy-sixth was Bhā gavata Ā cā rya, and the seventy-seventh was Ṭ hā kura Sā raṅ ga dā sa.

AMṚ TA-PRAVĀ HA-BHĀ Ṣ YA:

Bhagavata Acarya – an inhabitant of Varā hanagara. His asrama is nowadays called “the place of Bhagavata Acarya. ”

ANUBHĀ Ṣ YA:

Gaura-gaṇ oddeś a-dī pikā (158):

“The vraja-gopis Taraka-devi and Pali-devi appeared as Sri Jagannatha and Sri Gopala, who were both very dear to Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. ”

TEXT 120

Jagā i and Mā dhā i, the eighty-ninth and ninetieth branches of the tree, were the greatest recipients of Lord Caitanya’s mercy. These two brothers were the witnesses who proved that Lord Caitanya was rightly named Patita-pā vana, “the deliverer of the fallen souls. ”

PURPORT

In the Gaura-gaṇ oddeś a-dī pikā (115) it is said that the two brothers Jagā i and Mā dhā i were formerly the doorkeepers named Jaya and Vijaya, who later became Hiraṇ yā kṣ a and Hiraṇ yakaś ipu…

ANUBHĀ Ṣ YA:

Gaura-gaṇ oddeś a-dī pikā (115):

“Jaya and Vijaya, the two doorkeepers of Vaikunthaloka, voluntarily appeared in Lord Caitanya's pastimes as the two devotees Sri Jagannatha and Sri Madhava. ”(! )

TEXT 130

There was Sā rvabhauma Bhaṭ ṭ ā cā rya, one of the biggest branches of the tree of the Lord, and his sister’s husband, Ś rī Gopī nā tha Ā cā rya.

PURPORT

…In effect, Sā rvabhauma Bhaṭ ṭ ā cā rya became the leader of all students of logic. Although he was a gṛ hastha (householder), he even taught many sannyā sī s in the knowledge of logic.

ANUBHĀ Ṣ YA:

garhastyasrame thakiya-o ksetra-sonnyas grohon-purbok nilacale vedanter odhyapona koraiten. = Although he was remaining in the grhastha-asrama, after accepting ksetra-sannyasa in Puri he was teaching Vedanta.

Gaura-gaṇ oddeś a-dī pikā (75):

gopinathacarya namna brahma jneyo jagat-patih

nava-vyuha tu ganito yas tantre tantra vedibhih

“Lord Brahma, the master of the universe, who is considered one of the members of the Nava-vyuha and who is the original teacher of the Vedas and Tantras, appeared in Lord Caitanya's pastimes as Sri Gopinatha Acarya. ”

TEXTS 135–136

King Pratā parudra of Orissa, the Oriyā devotees Kṛ ṣ ṇ ā nanda and Ś ivā nanda, and Paramā nanda Mahā pā tra, Bhagavā n Ā cā rya, Brahmā nanda Bhā ratī, Ś rī Ś ikhi Mā hiti and Murā ri Mā hiti constantly associated with Caitanya Mahā prabhu while He resided in Jagannā tha Purī.

ANUBHĀ Ṣ YA:

Bhagavā n Ā cā rya – he had a son named Raghunatha (Bhakti-ratnakara); he was lame.

Caitanya-carita-mahā kā vya, canto 13, 89-109: purusottam sikhi mahiti (mohanti) namok ek bimol citto, koruno-hrdoe mahatma bas koren. tini nilacol-tilok sri-jagannather dasa-svorup. murari mahiti namok ihar konistho bhrata, ebom tahar konistho bhogini suddho-buddhi-moti madhavi-devi. priyo konistho bhrata o konistho bhogini, ubhoyei goursundorer proti onurokto chilen. tahader sohojato niscola subha-buddhi kokhono-i sri goursundorer bismrti poson kore nai...

In Puri, there lived one pure-hearted, compassionate great soul named Sikhi Mahiti. He was a genuine servant of Lord Jagannatha, the ornament of Nilacala. He had a younger brother named Murari Mahiti, and their younger sister was Madhavi-devi who had a pure intelligence. Both his dear younger brother and younger sister were attracted to Sri Gaurasundara. Their natural clear good intelligence never allowed them to forget Him. Krsna who had come on the surface of this earth recently as Vrndavana-candra and now in the form of Gaura-candra, made it a constant rule that this brother and sister felt a lot of auspicious love for Lord Gaura. They were exerting a great endeavor to make their elder brother, a loving servant of Jagannatha, the Lord of Puri, worship Sri Gaurasundara, but Sikhi Mahiti was not at all inclined to serve Lord Gaura.

opor ek dibos onujo-goner upodes-krome o niyoto bohu manosik alocona korite korite nidrito hoilo, tini rojni-sese cokit hoiya “gour-pado-podmo-dorson-kari onujo-gon tahake jagorito koriteche” ei-rup ekti svopno-dorson korilen. ei ascoryo svopno-dorsone pulok-proyukto o horso-hetu dvi-guno cokit hoiya kromosoh asru-purno noyon-dvoe unmilon-purbok onuj-dvoeke dekhilen…

Once, he fell asleep while thinking a lot about his younger relatives’ suggestions. At the end of the night, he got startled – he saw in his dream how his brother and sister woke him up to bring him to see the lotus feet of Lord Gaura. When he saw this wonderful dream, he became both so thrilled and joyful that he was completely deranged by it. After he gradually opened his eyes, full of tears, he saw his younger brother and sister in front of him. Awaken, seeing the two great souls who had arrived, he embraced them in his ecstasy. All were amazed by the situation. Sikhi Mahiti began to narrate to them: „My dear brother, I had such a dream, please listen, it is very wonderful. The glory of Sri Saci-suta is so unlimited, only today have I become convinced of that. Isaw how Gaurasundara, after taking darsana of the Lord of Nilacala, was repeatedly entering into Him and coming out of Him, and then again He was looking at Him – in this way He was extending His lila. How amazing! Even now I see the Supreme Lord Gaurasundara in that situation. Are my eyes deceiving me?

hae, sei osim-krpa-sindhu goursundor amake jogonnath-deber somipa-goto dekhiya amar nam grohon-purbok, dirgho unnoto lolito bahu-dvara amake yeno alingon korilen. ei-rupe utpulokitango hoiya sikhi asru-purno-locone prem-god-god bakye oi sokol kotha bolite bolite totha hoite bohir-goto hoilen. murari o madhobi jyesther ei kotha suniya tahake probhur dorson-nimitto jogonnath-dorsone yaite kohilen. tokhon tin-jone-i sommot hoiya nilacol-potir dorson-jonyo gomon korilen…

Alas, when this Gaurasundara, an unlimited ocean of mercy, saw me coming near to Lord Jagannatha, He first called my name and then He embraced me with His long, noble, beautiful arms. ” Sikhi, thus extremely delighted, was shedding tears profusely and his voice was faltering with love. Having said all that, he emerged from his ecstatic state. Murari and Madhavi, his younger brother and sister, heard his descriptions, and they suggested to go for a darsana of Jagannatha, with the aim to see their Lord. All three of them then went together in agreement for the darsana of Nilacala-pati. Murari and Madhavi were shedding tears of bliss, when they saw Lord Caitanya in the Jagamohana kī rtana hall, but their elder brother Sikhi Mahiti saw the Lord exactly as previously in his dream, he saw Him everywhere in that very mood, and love bloomed in his heart. Mahavadanya Mahaprabhu also told him, “You are the elder brother of Murā ri! ” and He embraced him by His arms. With intelligence now fixed in the service of Lord Gaura, Sikhi Mahiti also felt great happiness. In this way, forgetting everything while perceiving the aroma of the lotus feet of Sri Gaura, Sikhi Mahiti made Him his worshippable Deity and began to serve Him. (! )

TEXT 158

While he stayed with Ś rī la Rū pa Gosvā mī, his engagement was to recite Ś rī mad-Bhā gavatam for him to hear. As a result of this Bhā gavatam recitation, he attained perfectional love of Kṛ ṣ ṇ a, by which he remained always maddened.

PURPORT

Raghunā tha Bhaṭ ṭ ā cā rya, or Raghunā tha Bhaṭ ṭ a Gosvā mī, one of the six Gosvā mī s, was the son of Tapana Miś ra. ... Raghunā tha Bhaṭ ṭ ā cā rya lived for eight months in Jagannā tha Purī, after which Lord Caitanya ordered him to go to Vṛ ndā vana to join Ś rī Rū pa Gosvā mī. ... (? )

ANUBHĀ Ṣ YA:

- quotes CC Antya 13. 107-133 – some more details (skipping a few lines)