CC Adi 14 extra

Purp. = PURPORT  by Srila A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 19

“In the future this child will protect and maintain all the world. For this reason He is to be called Viś vambhara. ”

Purp.: The Caitanya-bhā gavata confirms that Ś rī Caitanya Mahā prabhu, by His birth, has made the whole world peaceful, as in the past Nā rā yaṇ a protected this earth in His incarnation as Varā ha. ... The name Viś vambhara is also mentioned in the Atharva-veda-saṁ hitā (3. 3. 16. 5): viś vambhara viś vena mā bharasā pā hi svā hā.

Anubh.: Caitanya-bhā gavata Adi, chapter 4 [48-9]:  

         jagat haila sustha ihā na janame

          pū rve yena prthivī dharilā nā rā yaṇ e

[“Just as Lord Nā rā yaṇ a previously delivered the earth, the entire world has become prosperous since the time of His birth. ”]

           ataeva ihā na ‘ś rī -viś vambhara’-nā ma

[“Therefore this child should be named Ś rī Viś vambhara. ”]

Viś vambhara – Atharva-veda-saṁ hitā, 2e kanda, 3e anuvak, 3e prapathaka, 16 mantra, 5m sankhya – viś vambhara viś vena mā bharasā pā hi svā hā.

TEXT 21

After some days the Lord began to crawl on His knees, and He caused various wonderful things to be seen.

Purp.: The Caitanya-bhā gavata describes that one day while the Lord was crawling upon His knees, the bells on His waist ringing very sweetly, a snake came out to crawl in the yard of the Lord, who captured the snake like a curious child. Immediately the snake coiled over Him. The Lord as a child then rested on the snake, and after some time the snake went away, leaving the Lord aside.

Anubh.: Caitanya-bhā gavata Adi, chapter 4 [65, 67, 68]:  

jā nu-gati cale prabhu parama-sundara

kaṭ ite kinkiṇ ī bā je ati manohara

[“The crawling of the Lord was most beautiful, and the tinkling sound of the bells on His waist enchanted the minds of all. ”]

eka dina eka sarpa bā rī te verā ya

dharilena sarpe prabhu bā laka-lī lā ya

[“One day a snake entered the house, and the Lord caught hold of it in childish sport. “]

kuṇ dalī kariyā sarpa rahila veriyā

ṭ hā kura thā kilā tā ra upare ś uiyā

[“The Lord then laid down on the coils of the snake. ”]

probhure eriya sorpo polae tokhon = “Then the snake went away, leaving the Lord aside. ”

TEXT 22

The Lord caused all the ladies to chant the holy names of the Hare Kṛ ṣ ṇ a mahā -mantra on the plea of His crying, and while they chanted the Lord would smile.

Purp.: In the Caitanya-bhā gavata this pastime is described as follows: “The Lord, with His beautiful eyes, would cry, but He would stop immediately upon hearing the Hare Kṛ ṣ ṇ a mahā -mantra. When the ladies, understanding the fun of the Lord, discovered that He would cry and then stop upon hearing the chanting of the Hare Kṛ ṣ ṇ a mantra, they all took it as a clue to chant Hare Kṛ ṣ ṇ a as soon as the Lord cried. Thus it became a regular function. The Lord would cry, and the ladies would begin chanting the Hare Kṛ ṣ ṇ a mahā -mantra, clapping their hands. In this way all the ladies of the neighboring houses would assemble in the home of Ś acī mā tā to join in the saṅ kī rtana movement twenty-four hours a day. As long as the ladies continued to chant the Hare Kṛ ṣ ṇ a mahā -mantra, the Lord would not cry but would very pleasingly smile upon them. ”

Anubh.: Caitanya--bhā gavata Adi, chapter 4 [8, 9, 60, 62]:  

tā vat kā ndena prabhu kamala-locana

hari-nā ma ś unile rahena tata-kṣ ana

[“Whenever the lotus-eyed Lord cried, He would stop only upon hearing the chanting of the names of Hari. ”]

parama sanketa ei sabe bū jhilena

kā ndilei hari-nā ma sabei layena

[“As everyone came to understand this great mystery, they would all begin to chant the names of Hari whenever the Lord cried. ”]

prabhu yei kā nde, sei-kṣ aṇ e nā rī -gaṇ a

hā te tā le diyā kare hari-saṅ kī rtana

[“Whenever the Lord cried, the women immediately clapped their hands and chanted the names of Hari. ”]

niravadhi sabā ra vadane hari-nā ma

chale bolā yena prabhu, —hena icchā tā na

[“Everyone there continually chanted the names of Hari, for they were induced by the will of the Supreme Lord. ”]

TEXT 23

After some days the Lord began to move His legs and walk. He mixed with other children and exhibited various sports.

Anubh.: Caitanya-bhā gavata Adi, chapter 4 [77]:

ei-mate dine-dine ś rī -ś acī nandana

hā nṭ iyā karena prabhu aṅ gane bhramaṇ a

[“In this way Ś rī Ś acī nandana eventually began walking in the courtyard of the house. ”]

TEXTS 27-33

Crying, the child inquired from His mother, “Why are you angry? You have already given Me dirt to eat. What is My fault?

“Fused rice, sweetmeats and all other eatables are but transformations of dirt. This is dirt, that is dirt. Please consider. What is the difference between them?

“This body is a transformation of dirt, and the eatables are also a transformation of dirt. Please reflect upon this. You are blaming Me without consideration. What can I say? ”

Astonished that the child was speaking Mā yā vā da philosophy, mother Ś acī replied, “Who has taught You this philosophical speculation that justifies eating dirt? ”

Replying to the Mā yā vā da idea of the child philosopher, mother Ś acī said, “My dear boy, if we eat earth transformed into grain, our body is nourished, and it becomes strong. But if we eat dirt in its crude state, the body becomes diseased instead of nourished, and thus it is destroyed.

“In a waterpot, which is a transformation of dirt, I can bring water very easily. But if I poured water on a lump of dirt, the lump would soak up the water, and my labor would be useless. ”

The Lord replied to His mother, “Why did you conceal self-realization by not teaching Me this practical philosophy in the beginning?

Anubh.: Accepting food is, in itself, a material endeavor, not a service to the Lord. Nirvisesavadis make the mistake that they consider any unfavorable activities the same as activities favorable for Krsna’s service. By the simple example of earth and earthen pot, spoken through the mouth of His mother, Lord Caitanya demonstrated that such a conception reveals inexpressed mundane conclusions which are full of faults, or, in other words, He thus demonstrated the uselessness of such unintelligent monistic way of thinking. (! )

TEXT 40

As usual for small children, He learned to play, and with His playmates He went to the houses of neighboring friends, stealing their eatables and eating them. Sometimes the children fought among themselves.

Anubh.: Caitanya-bhā gavata Adi, chapter 4 [100-102 & 6. 65]:

nikaṭ e vasaye yata bandhu-varga-ghare

prati-dina kautuke ā pane curi kare

kā ro ghare dugdha piye, kā ro bhā ta khā ya

hā ṇ ḍ ī bhā ṅ ge, yā ra ghare kichu nā hi pā ya

yā ra ghare ś iś u thā ke, tā hā re kā ndā ya

[“He regularly went to the neighboring friends’ houses and playfully stole things. He drank someone’s milk, He ate someone else’s rice, and He broke the pots if He could not find anything to take. If there was a child in the house, the Lord made him cry. ”]

keha bole, —“putra ati-bā laka, ā mā ra

karṇ e jala diyā tā ’re kā ndā ya apā ra”

[“Then someone complained, “My son is very young, and your son makes him cry by putting water in his ears. ”]

(corresponding with purp. to text 44)

TEXT 46

The neighboring ladies told Him, “Dear child, please bring a coconut from somewhere, and then Your mother will be cured. ”