20230522 By the Strength of Mahā-Mahā-Prasāda, Kālidāsa Gets the Supreme Mercy of Lord Caitanya

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Ra Hare Krishna. Dear devotees, welcome back to today's compilation of the Shri Krishna Chaitanya book.

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Today's chapter is entitled by the strength of Maha Maha Prashad Kalidas gets the supreme mercy of Lord Chaitanya under the section Lord tastes nectar from the lips of Lord Sri Krishna. Chapter 16, text 33 oh, we need someone who speaks can read Bengali please. Oh, Mariji's here. Okay, okay. She used to do when we were doing outside Hare Krishna Gurumoi Orchard Manosh Pujante Krishna Chandre. Oh, sorry. Upon returning home, Jadutakuru saw the mangoes Kalidas had presented within his mind. He offered them to Krishna Chandra without.

Offering Vaishnava.

Without offering. Vaishnava does not take food.

In the wife.

Srila Prabhupada said that if the deity is not there then you can offer it to Krishna in the mind somehow. If the deity is not there then you can offer it to Krishna in the mind. Chapter 16 text 34 Jadutakur's wife then took the mangoes from their covering of banana tree leaves and bark and offered them to Jaru Thakur who began to suck and eat them.

I saw a mango, a skin and the flesh a mango and a seed.

So mango and skin and the flesh of the mango and seed.

So the hot chakra ate the mango fruit and sucked and licked.

So Jada Thakur ate the mango fruit and sucked and licked the seed. Chapter 16 text 35 when he finished eating, he left the seeds on the banana leaf and his wife after feeding her husband later began to eat.

So the Vedic culture has the wife eats after feeding the husband.

So in the Vedic culture has that the wife eats after feeding her husband. Chapter 16 text 36 after she finished eating she filled the banana leaves and bark with the seeds, picked up the refuse and then threw it into the ditch where all the refuse was thrown. So.

There was a garbage pit and all the well leaves and things organic waste. I saw in that pit.

So there was a garbage pit and all the organic things were thrown into that pit.

So she to the annelies with the mango seeds that her husband had eaten and licked.

So she threw the with the banana leaves the mango seeds that her husband had eaten and licked. Chapter 16 takes the 37 English and Bengali if possible. Kalidas licked the banana bark and the mango seeds and skins and while licking them he was overwhelmed with jubilation and ecstatic love.

Kalidas was kind of well to do.

So Kalidas was kind of a well to do person.

Right. He had great faith in Vaishnavas.

But he had great faith in Vaiavas.

Oh, Gau Thakur was not a very aristocratic background.

Although Jadu Thakur was not from a very aristocratic background.

He was a poor, pure Vai.

He was a pure Vaiava.

So therefore, Kadidas, he took the Reno seeds.

Therefore, Kadidas, he took the mango seeds.

And the banana leaves which had the.

Ringles in it and the banana leaves which had the mangoes in it before.

And he licked them.

And he licked them.

And he felt ecstatic love.

And he felt ecstatic love for Krishna. Chapter 1638. In this way, Kalidas ate the remnants of food left by all the Vaishnavas residing in Bengal.

He was a collector.

So Kalidas, he was a collector.

Just like other countries. Stamp collectors.

Just like in different countries there are coin collectors, stamp collectors.

But Kalidas, he was a Mahaprashad collector.

But Kalidas, he was a Mah Prashad collector.

And he would eat Mahaprashad for all the lifestyles and drink all.

And he would eat the Mahaprashad from all the Vaishnavas in Bengal.

Thus he was very.

And thus he was very blissful. Chapter 16, text 39 Sheika Lidas Jabe Nila Chale Moha Prabhuta Rupur Mohakripa Koila. When Kalidas visited Jagannath Puri Nilachal Shric Caitanya Mahaprabhu bestowed great mercy upon him.

Because Kalidas had such respect and faith. All the Vaishnavas, all the Lord.

Because Kalidas had great respect for all the Vaishnavas, all the devotees of the Lord.

Therefore, when he came to bestowed great mercy upon him.

Therefore, when he came to Jagannath Puri, Lord Chaitanya bestowed great mercy upon him. Chapter 1640. Okay, should I say it again? Would regularly visit the temple of Jagannath every day. And at that time, Govinda, his personal servant, used to carry his water pot and go with him. It is customary for the renounced order of Sannyas to carry a Kamandalu or water potential.

Do that.

So Govinda Das would do that. Okay. Oh my God. That just turned it off. I just turned it off. It was that. Now it's starting again. Chapter 16, text 41. On the northern side of the Singha Dwara, behind the door, there are 22 steps leading to the temple. And at the bottom of those steps is a ditch. Chapter 1642 would wash his feet in this ditch. And then he would enter the temple to see Lord Jagannath so it was.

Customary to wash your feet while you.

And then so it was customary to wash your feet before you enter the temple.

Did this is a slain here.

And how Lord Caitanya did this, it is explained here. Chapter 16 text 43 Caitani Mahaprabhu ordered his personal servant Govinda that no one should take the water that had washed his feet.

Allah Chaitanya was teaching by his example.

So Lord Chaitanya was teaching by his example.

So Yana dad should take his hot water.

He ordered that no one should take his foot water since since he wanted to show the good example. Chapter 1644 because of the Lord's strict order, no living being could take the water. Some of his intimate devotees however would take it by some trick.

Was a special mercy.

Having the footwater of Lord Chaitanya was a special mercy.

What sense of life. And we still didn't know how to do it.

So since the Lord had restricted that no one could do it then head had to be done by some trick. Chapter 16 text 45 one day as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was washing his feet in that place, Kalidas came and extended his palm to take the water.

Take the gratitude.

So Kalidas wanted to take advantage of Lord Chaitanya's footwater.

Had ordered that no one to take it.

But Lord Chaitanya had ordered that no one should take it. Chapter 16 text 46 Kalidas drank one palm full and then a second and a third. Then forbade him to drink one more drink more.

So Khalidas, you know, somehow take three palm pools of water.

So Kalidas he was able to somehow take three palmfuls of water.

But then Lord Chaitanya raid him taking him.

But then Lord Chaitanya forbade him to take anymore. Chapter 1647 do not act in this way anymore. I have fulfilled your desire as far as possible.

Lord Chaitanya had forbidden that Noah should take his foot water.

So although Lord Chaitanya had forbade that no one should take his footwater, he.

Allowed Kalidas to take it three times.

He allowed Kalidas to take it three times.

But he couldn't go any further.

But he couldn't go any further. Chapter 1648 is the most exalted omniscient supreme personality of Godhead. And therefore he knew that Kalidas in the core of his heart had full faith in Vaishnavas.

So.

So Lord Chaitanya knew what Kalidas was doing on his faith with Vaishnavas in Vaishnavas here. And he is non different from the Paramatma, the super soul in everyone's heart. Chapter 16 text 49 because of this quality, R. Caitanya Mahaprabhu satisfied him with mercy not attainable by anyone else.

Know that Khalidas had great faith in the lifestyles.

So Lord Chaitanya knew that Kalidas had great faith in the Vaishnavas and how.

He had taken the remnants of all.

The lifestyles and how he had taken the remnants of all the Vaiavas in Bengal.

He allowed Kalidas to take his sweetwater where no one else was allowed.

So he allowed Kalidas to take his footwater where and no one else was allowed until Lila. Chapter 16 text 50 on the southern side behind and above the 22 steps is a deity of Lord Nishingadev. It is on the left as one goes up the steps towards the temple.

Here the detailed geography of the temple.

So here the detailed geography of the temple of Lord Jagannath is given by Srila Prabhupada.

Goes off the 22 steps.

How on the left as one goes up to 22 steps there is a Nishinga Day. Chapter 1651 his left side towards the deity offered obeisances to the to Lord Nirshimha as he proceeded towards the temple he recited the following verses again and again while offering obeisances. Chapter 16 Text 52 Shuddha Bhakti Prucharok Bhakto Pashando Mordan Bhakto Priyo Sri Nishing her Pranam Nishingha Puran Bachana Dwai I offer my respectful my respectful obeisances unto you Lord Nashim Hadev. You are the giver of pleasure to Prahlad Mahara Prahlad and your nails cut the chest of Hiranya Kashipu like a chisel cutting stone purport by Srila Prabhupada. This and the following verse are quoted from The Nishimha Purana chapter 16 text 53 lornishingadev is here and he is also there on the opposite side. Wherever I go there I see Lord Nishimhadev. He is outside and within my heart. Therefore I take shelter of Lord Nashimhadeville the original supreme personality of Godhead.

This prayer.

So this prayer to Lord.

Nishingadev chanted every day in the Iskcon.

Temples is chanted every day in the Iskcon temples.

We start out with Siltada Bandar Acharya was.

It started out when Srila Prabhupada, our founder Acharya was sick and I continued ever since and Then we continued ever since. Chapter 16. Having offered obeisances to Lord Narasimhadev, R. Caitanya Mahaprabhu visited the temple of Lord Jagannath. Then he returned to his residence, finished his noon duties and took his lunch.

So here Lord Chaitanya's daily routine is described.

So here Lord Chaitanya's daily routine is described. Chapter 16 text 55 Kalidas was standing outside the door expecting the remnants of food. From knowing this, Mahaprabhu gave an indication to Govinda. Chapter 16 text 56 Govinda understood all the indications of R. Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Therefore he immediately delivered the remnants of Sh Caitandra Mahaprabhu's food to Kalidas.

By taking a remnants of all the Vaishnavas.

So Kalidas taking the remnants of all the Vaishnavas in Bengal of Bengal.

He got a remnants.

He got the remnants of Loy Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Kali Dashe Pava Ilo Proburu Kripa Shima. Taking the remnants of the food of Vaishnavas is so valuable that it induced R. Caitanya Mahaprabhu to offer Kalidas his supreme mercy.

So we can understand how great the Tehila remembrance.

So we can understand how great it is of taking the remnants from the devotees. Of the devotees.

I have gone from Canada to Boston when Prabhupada arrived there.

So I had gone from Canada to Boston when Rupha arrived there. And there was a wonderful reception for Srila Prabhupada.

And all the wrote.

Garments and all the devotees gave Srila Prabhupada garlands.

Sonya Garnas that came off to his head from his neck tall his head took them off and then Wang on the other hand took them off.

So there was so many garlands. It came from like his neck all the way to the top of his head. So then they were giving more garlands. So he took them off. Then they're giving more garlands. He took them off.

He said that Vaishnava search and Master is all respect like a supreme personality on it.

Then he said that the Vaishnava respects the spiritual master like the supreme Godhead.

Like God.

Like God.

G r D G o D G o D G o d if he thinks he's God, he's not g o d o g dog.

But if he thinks he is God, then he is not g o d He is D o g dog.

And Rahul went to the Washington Temple.

Then Srila Prabhupada he went to the Boston temple, gave a lecture arrival address. An arrival address.

Then he went into a room, they had the bed and they were replayed of Prashada.

So he went into a room and they had prepared a big plate of prashadam.

He took some prashad right downstairs drove off car.

So he took some prashad. He took some of the prashad. He went downstairs and drove off with a car.

I thought there's a Prashad upstairs.

So then I thought there's prashad upstairs. Upstairs, upstairs.

So I ran.

So I ran.

There was one Sannyasi there eating.

So there was one Sannyasi there eating.

I went to Sadh Prashad for the right.

So I went and took some mapashat from the plate and the Pujari came. What are you doing? Eating off Srila Prabhupada's plate. He drove us away. Anyways, we had got some Mahabashak. Chapter 1658 Therefore, giving up hatred and hesitation, try to eat the remnants of the food and of Vaishnavas. For you will thus be able to achieve your desired goal of life.

So this is a schedule instruction.

So this is a special instruction by Krishna Kaviraj that.

I should try again to remnants.

One should try to get the remnants of Vaishnavas. Chapter 16, text 59 Khan the remnants of food offered to Lord Krishna are called Mahaprashadam. After this same Mahaprashadam has been taken by a devotee, the remnants are elevated to Mahamah Prashadam.

Directly. What's offered to Krishna is called Ra.

So directly what is offered to Lord Krishna is called Maha Prashadam.

After that, when it already takes some Mah Prashadam, his remnants are called Maha Mahal Prashadam.

So after that what the devotee takes Mahaprashad, his remnants are called maha mahaprashadam. Chapter 16 Text 60 the dust of the feet of a devotee, the water that has washed the feet of a devotee and the remnants of food left by a devotee are three very powerful substances.

A dust of the feet.

So these three things, the dust of the feet of a devotee, the water.

That has washed the feet of a.

Devotee, the water that has washed the.

Feet of a devotee and the remnants of prasadam. Maha Prashantam, love thy devotees.

And the remnants of the prasadam, the Mah Prashadam that is left by the devotee.

These three things have been described a.

Very powerful these three things have been described as very powerful.

Once radar he gave his highness to Lord Krishna Raj.

So once Srila Prabhupada he gave his holiness Tamakrishna Goswami a gulab jamun from his plate.

Put the gullab on his plate.

Tamakrishna Maharaj put the gulab on his plate and was looking at it.

He was really proud I got it.

He was really proud that he got it.

Looking, looking.

He was looking, looking.

Someone reached over, grabbed it.

Someone reached over, grabbed it and put him in his mouth.

Hey, you took my Mahabra.

Hey, you took my Mahaprashadam.

He's not so trusted.

He started protesting.

Rules about Mahabashad and.

Srila Prabhupada said there's no hard and fast rules for taking Mahaprashad.

Take do that. Please let me finish.

Even if you take from my plate, you could do that. But please let me finish.

Lesson to learn. You get Mahprashad eat it quick.

So the lesson to learn is when you get Mahaprashad, eat it quick. Chapter 16, text 61 by rendering service to these three, one attains the supreme goal of ecstatic love for KA in all the revealed scriptures. This is loudly declared again and again.

So a secret how to get.

Start.

Well for Krishna very quickly.

So the secret how to get ecstatic love for Krishna very quickly is revealed here. Is revealed here.

These three substances.

These three substances are the doorway to ecstatic love to Lord Krishna. Chapter 1662 Therefore my dear devotees, please hear from me for I insist again and again. Please keep faith in these three and render service to them without hesitation.

I just ask father advice.

You should ask Kabiraj. He is giving his advice again and again. Again and again.

Please worship these three substances.

Please worship these three substances from Vaishnavas without hesitation. Without hesitation. Chapter 16, text 63 from these three one achieves the highest goal of life. Ecstatic love of Krishna. This is the greatest mercy of Lord Krishna. The evidence is Kalidas himself.

Kalidas Khalid and these three.

I knows Kalidas had faith in these three items.

As a result he already started love for Krishna.

And as a result he got ecstatic love for Krishna.

He got the mercy of Lord Chaitanya Mah.

He got the mercy of Lord chaitanya mahaprabhuila. Chapter 1664 Purite in this way remained at Jagannath Puri Nilachal. And he invisibly bestowed great mercy upon Kalidas.

Allah. He didn't give the mercy very openly.

Although Kalidas he maybe didn't get the mercy very openly.

For his great Faith and right solace. Lord Chaitanya bestowed his mercy on him.

For his great faith in Vaishnavas, Lord Caitanya bestowed his mercy upon him. Thus ends the chapter entitled by the strength of Maha Mahaprashad Kalidas gets the supreme mercy of Lord Caitanya. Under the section Lord Shi Chaitanya Mahaprabhu tastes nectar from the lips of Lord Sri Krishna. Any questions? I have one. Oh, Mahaprabhu has one. Here we have a mic that has a while. Maybe I can hold that one and just pass this. Hare Krishna. Guru Maharaj, please accept my respectful obeisances at your lotus feet. Please accept my respectful obeisances at your lotus feet. Guru Maharaj, my question is for Mahaprasad. Like he had Mahaprashad of all the Vaishnavas and then he got the mercy of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. So even for us, is it okay to have Mahaprashad of all the Vaishnavas? So he said he got the Mahaprashad from all the Vaishnavas and then he got the Mahaprashad from Mahaprabhu. So it is okay if we get Mahaprashad from all the Vaishnavas? No hard and fast rules. Once.

I read on the mirror that someone taking all the Mahapashads from me. Yes.

So I remember that. Okay. Once I remember that someone was taking the Mahapa shot from all the guests.

Prahat said it should take from the devotees.

Srila Prabhupada said you should take from the devotees.

You take sick. It's not.

If it's not. Oh. If you take from new people and you get sick, it's not auspicious.

Be a little selective.

Be a little selective.

Have your hand up.

Basic sigma, respectful basins. My question. My question is there's so many people suffering in this world and they don't exactly know why. And mentally. And. And so they go to different therapists. They ask, they try to receive different help because they don't really know what they're going through. How can we connect them back to Krishna? There's so many different people suffering and they don't know why. Like mentally, etc. There are so many people in this world suffering and they don't know why. Exactly. So they go to therapists. So how can we connect such people to Krishna?

Lord Chaitanya tells Lord that we have descended. There are four kinds of people.

Lord Chaitanya told Lord Nityananda that we have ascended to deliver four kinds of.

People who normally don't get delivered who.

Normally don't get delivered.

And among those those are suffering.

And one of those are those who are suffering.

Or preach to them how Lord Chaitanya had come to take all back to.

Godhead so we can preach and let them know that Lord Chaitanya has descended to take them all back to Godhead.

To give them extite Lord for Ka which will end their shadow and to.

Give them ecstatic love for Ka which will end their suffering.

Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj, please accept my.

Respectful offices at your lotus feet. Please let my respectable basis is at your lotus feet. Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj, my question is last week on your quotation of the.

Day on May 18 was actually to.

Get chastised by the spiritual master is a higher blessing than to get praise. Last week you quoted that actually to get chastised from the spiritual master is greater than getting a praise.

Praise actually is not good.

Praise is actually not good. Could you please share a bit more about that? Could you please share a bit more on that? Thank you.

That the. In the verse today is that in.

The verse today.

Questions especially on the.

Verse today questions should be especially on the verse 40 verse today. I have a question. If anyone has a doubt or question, try to keep it on the verse today. Otherwise it will open up on verses, on questions for on practically anything a question on the verse.

I chastise you.

I chastise you.

I answered your question.

Now I answered your question.

How do you feel?

How do you feel? Frustrated. Dhanivers Madhav Rajunathru just paid his prostrated Dhanavatsu Gurumaj. Haribo, can I ask a question?

It's on the verse.

It's on the verse. Guru Maharaj, thank you so much again for this wonderful class on Chaitanya Leela. And I just had a small question regarding the dust of the lotus feet of the pure devotee. Often we are encouraged to touch the lotus feet of the pure devotee, especially our Gurudevs. But then we see that like when Guru Maharaj goes to public places, it's not encouraged to let other people touch the lotus feet of Guru Maharaj. So could you just give a little insight. Why is that distinction given? Or should we also be careful to just some clarity please.

You know, when someone touches your feet, then they give their karma to you.

You see, when someone touches your feet, they give their karma to you.

You see that profile? It's the one. It's the Home Minister of Bengal was in charge of all the police.

See, once the home Minister of Bengal who is in charge of all the police.

He went and put his head on Srila Prabhupada's lotus feet.

He went and put his head on Srila Prabhupada's lotus feet. Brahmananda wanted to go and punch him. Prabhupada said Prabhupada went and stopped him. He said it's their culture and.

A great rush to punch the home minister.

It would have been a big mess to punch the home minister. So there's different circumstances.

And you see that some people, they want to touch the feet of the guru.

We see that some people, they want to touch the feet of the guru.

They touch and he'd touch it on.

The head and they would touch and he would touch them on the head.

That's like giving them back to karma.

That's kind of like giving them back to karma.

And also it's a pain of the.

Blessing, but it's also they're taking a blessing.

Sometimes the way the Lord is presenting maybe too much.

So sometimes the way devotees prohibit people may be too much. To see the situation, you have to see the situation.

When I saw that in South Indian places, ladies would pour the water and the husband would touch the feet.

So I saw that in South India and different places, the lady would pour the water and the husband would touch the lotus feet.

That lady shouldn't touch a sannyasi.

That the lady shouldn't touch a sannyasi.

But they're allowed to pour the water.

But they're allowed to pour the water.

That was a system that apparently was practiced on Lakshya was in South India.

So that was a system. Apparently that was the practice when Lord Chaitanya visited South India. The wife would pour the water and the husband would massage it. Then it's very late now. Hare Krishna it you want to be civil? I actually promised your mom that I would take picture. Thank you so much. Thank you. This is.

This is the Sam Ra.