Recorded class (Dec 15, 2023, Śrī Māyāpur) by His Holiness Jaya Pataka Swami on Śrī Caitanya-candrāmṛtam (commentary of Śrīla Prabhodananda Sarasvatīpāda). The lecture continues chapter 10 ("Avatar Mahima"/"Glory of Gaurāvatāra") and explicates verses 111–112: Lord Caitanya's descent grants love of Godhead to even the unqualified, purifies through sankīrtana, melts hardened hearts, and awakens devotional taste. The session includes call-and-response exchanges, scriptural readings and translations, a personal anecdote about relief from fever while listening to Srila Prabhupāda, and closing logistical announcements about a Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam class the following morning.
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December 15, 2023, in Śrīdhara/Śrī Māyāpur.
Chapter 10 ("Avatar Mahima"), verses 111 and 112.
Śrī Caitanya-candrāmṛtam with commentary of Śrīla Prabhodananda Sarasvatīpāda.
The speaker recalled having a high fever in the 1970s but feeling blissful relief while listening to Srila Prabhupāda's lecture on the Nectar of Devotion.
A Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam class by His Holiness Jaya Pataka Swami the next morning (meeting at 6:30).
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Hare Krishna. Dear devotees, today we will continue with the Compa with the commentation of Sri Chaitanya Chandramurta of Srila Prabhodananda Saraswatipat. Today we will be continuing with chapter number 10, chapter and title Avatar Mahima Glory of Gora Avatara Verse number triple one Go Avatare Shadhun Matro Rohito Nishiddha Charan Rato Bhekti Gonero Premananda Prapti. During Goravatar, even those devoid of any trace of Sadhana and engaged in forbidden activities attain the happiness of love. Nayogo Nadianam Nacha Chapa Tapas Param Harshe Purushartha Shiramani Param Pem Lunch. When the most merciful Lord Chaitanya suddenly descends in this world, then even those who do not have any yoga, meditation, chanting, austerity, renunciation, regulatory principles, study of Vedic scripture and good behavior. Aho Even those who have not even stopped their sinful activities, even such person plunder the highest perfection of life, love of Godhead.
Lord Caitanya is a special avatar.
So Lord Caitanya is a special avatar.
She says there's a sound by Rajendra Stacher.
There is a song by Lochan Dast Thakura.
Avatars, the incarnations of Godhead as are descended from the spiritual world.
So you see amongst all the Avatar the incarnations of God hate those who have descended from the spiritual world.
Lord Chaitanya is the crown jewel.
Lord Chaitanya is the crown jewel.
He does.
He's the best.
Because his process is simply blissful.
Because his process is simply blissful.
You see him big kirtan parties, many people chanting, dancing.
So we see him in big kirtan party. Many people chanting and dancing purifies them. Chanting purifies them.
Even if they have no previous creditanya.
Even if they don't have previous credit. By the mercy of Lord Caitanya, I.
Think they awaken their natural attacks on Turkestan.
People awaken their natural attraction for Ka.
They are in the ocean of Lord Ka.
They are in the ocean of love of Krishna.
In South India when Lord Chaitanya was walking on the road.
In South India when Lord Chaitanya was.
Walking on the road, he would see someone.
When he would see someone to come.
Up and embrace them.
He would come up and embrace them.
Hari Guru.
Hari Guru.
Attention would be changed. How Harana observes certain ecodoxes. All the sins are wiped away.
What's that Guru Maharaj? I didn't get that.
You can imagine Lord Chaitanya, the supreme personality.
Can you imagine Lord Chaitanya, the supreme personality of Godhead?
If he embraces you, if he embraces.
You.
Not only all of Simula, not.
Only all the sin go.
So Lord Chaitanya, just by seeing him chanting and dancing in ecstasy Lord Chaitanya.
Just by seeing him chanting and dancing in ecstasy would purify people and get them to give up all their bad habits and achieve the perfection of life and taste the love of Godhead.
What was present like someone asked Prabhupada, are you son on every and devotional service we have gone through all these previous things. Yaja.
So someone asked Prabhupada, if you said that if we have devotional service then we have gone through this previous Jnana, yoga etc.
I look up our life, I didn't do any of these things.
If I look at my life, I.
Look back my life I don't do anything.
When I look back at my life, I didn't do anything pious.
So how did I get this mercy to be a devotee?
So how did I get this mercy to be here as a devotee?
Prabhupada Sat I have made a good fortune.
Srila Prabhupada said that I have made.
Good.
That I. Srila Prabhupada said that I have made your good fortune.
So Prabhupada was implied by the mercy of Chaitanya Maharu.
Srila Prabhupada was empowered by the mercy of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Next verse please. Verse number 112. The glories of Goravatar, the glory of Goravatar melting even the hearts of those engaged in ritualistic ceremonies and yogis. Maha Karma Shroto nipatitam API stairyam Ayate Maha Pashe Nebhyapi Atikatinam eti Dharvadesham Natyudvam Nisadanamapi Maha Yogo Manasam Bhuvi Shri Caitanye avatariti Manaschitra Vivave Asharjo Mahajogadi Shadun Chitto Britti Bristo Vekti Ganero man Jogadi When Lord Chaitanya having wonderful capability suddenly descends in this world, the minds of the fruitive workers, even if fallen in the currents of big karma, become steady. And even the minds of that harder than the large stone have become melted by the mellow of devotional service. Even those whose minds are in the practice of yoga knowledge perceived by material senses have stopped stop these practices and are just dancing with high jumps. They are relishing the mellow of love in the kingdom of spiritual pleasure beyond knowledge perceived by material senses.
So here it's telling the glories of God.
So here the author is telling the glories of Goda.
With those hard hearts open to the rational source.
How people with hard hearts are not at all open to devotional service by.
Association with Lord Caitanya, but by the.
Association with Lord Caitanya.
My heart becomes melted, their hearts become.
Melted and they start to jump. Just like we see in the Sankirtan.
Some people hear the kirtan, immediately I start dancing.
Some people when they hear the kirtan, immediately they start dancing.
This is the effect of Lord Caitanya's mercy.
So this is the effect of Lord Caitanya's mercy.
Sundari say that he did the street Sankirtana.
So sometimes we see that in the street Sankirtan people here, when the people.
Hear, they start smiling and clapping their hands.
They start smiling, clapping their hands.
Someone dance.
Someone would dance.
And so all these changes are nothing amazing for Lord Caitanya.
So all this changes and there is nothing amazing with Lord Caitanya.
And these are symptoms of love of Godhead.
So these are symptoms of love of Godhead.
The spiritual pleasure beyond the material senses.
The spiritual pleasure which is beyond the material senses.
Had a high either due to some disease.
So in the 70s I had a high fever due to some disease.
All my body was hurting and all.
My body was hurting.
So since I was in my room.
And since I was in my room.
I played Rah Rah tapes. I played Srila Prabhupada lecture and renown on natural devotion.
So I played Srila Prabhupada's tape and I was listening to his lecture on nectar of devotion in Vrindavan.
Although my body was in extreme pain.
Although my body was in extreme pain.
I felt so happy.
I felt so happy to hear Srila Prabhupada. It was so blissful.
I realized I'm not the body.
I realized I'm not the body.
My body is burning.
My body is burning.
But I feel happy.
But I feel happy hearing Prabhupada. Hearing Srila Prabhupada.
We think that happiness from our senses.
So we think that happiness is from our senses.
Real happiness is beyond that which is perceived by the material senses.
But the real happiness is beyond that is perceived through the material senses.
That is given by Lord Caitanya and.
That is given by Lord Caitanya.
Not seeing who's qualified or unqualified.
He's not seeing who's qualified. He's not seeing who's qualified, who's unqualified. He's giving it to everyone.
So is it convenient for you all? Have my class early.
Is it okay for you all? Convenient for you to have my class? Yesterday Gorangi was telling me this very convenient for yesterday was telling me. I'm giving just one example. Gorangi was telling me that's very convenient for her because she has to attend morning program because she's doing Bhakti Vaibhava and the morning programs are counted as a part of their curriculum. Similarly Shamakrishna Priya, she is also doing deity worship course. So for them also the morning program is counted as part of their curriculum. So if they come for the class earlier, it's easy for them to go for the morning program, Darshanarati and the Bhagavatam class. And it's very cold at night also.
Sorry.
So Guru Maharaj has a meeting. Yes, yes, yes. So Guru Maharaj has a meeting at 6:30. So tomorrow morning. So tomorrow morning. So tomorrow morning Srimad Bhagavatam class in the temple will be given by His Holiness Jay Pataka Swami Guru Maharaj. So don't miss the golden opportunity of hearing Srimad Bhagavatam from walking Bhagavatam Hare Krishna.
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