Caitanya Mahaprabhu commanded wild animals in the Jarakanda forest to chant Hare Kṛṣṇa and they obeyed instantly. When a Brahmin named Kurma Das wanted to abandon his family, Caitanya told him to stay home, keep chanting, and worship the Gauṇītāya deities instead.
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Once Caitanya Mahāprabhu was passing through a forest in central India called the Forest of Jarakanda. And in that forest there were so many animals. There were the tigers, the elephants, and all the other animals. Elephant, tiger, lion. So Caitanya Mahāprabhu splashed water on all of them and told them, "Chant Hare Kṛṣṇa." And they all started chanting. So this was God. Once Caitanya Mahāprabhu was traveling in southern India. And a Brahmin by the name of Kurma Das came running behind him. And that Brahmin was saying, "I'm so unhappy at home. Take me with you. I want to give up my wife and children. Take me with you." But Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, "No, no, no. You go back home. Chant Hare Kṛṣṇa. Worship the Gauṇītāya Deities. And if you follow the rules and regulations, you will never be separated from Me."