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Sri Bhakti Ratnakara May 04, CANADA (SUN) — A serial presentation of Sri Bhakti Ratnakara by Srila Narahari Cakravarti Thakur.
All glories to Gaura Krsna, who charmed the universe as the Lord of Nadia and was the life of his devotees.1 All glories to Nityananda Haladara and Sri Advaita Acarya who was the Lord himself.2 All glories to Gadadhara Pandita, Srivasa, Sri Svarupa, Vakreswara and Haridasa.3 All glories to Vasudeva Sarvabhauma Vacaspati and Ramananda, a great lover of Krsna. 4 All glories to Pundarika Vidyanidhi, Sri Jagadananda Pandita and Sanjaya.5 All glories to Vidya Vacaspati and Srinatha Cakravarti.6 All glories to Gadadhara Dasa, Narahari dasa and Sri Mukunda.7 All glories to Sri Vasu Ghosh, Gauridasa, Dhananjaya, Banamali and Sri Garuda Mahasaya.8 All glories to Vallava Acarya and Dwija Haridasa.9 All glories to Rupa-Sanatana and Sri Gopala Bhatta.10 All glories to Raghunatha Bhatta, Raghunatha Dasa and Sri Jiva.11 All glories to Sri Bhugarbha, Lokenatha, Sasthidhara, Sri Subhuddhi Misra and Sri Candrasekhara.12 All glories to Kasi Misra, Gopikanta and Sri Hrdaya Nanda.13 All glories to Jagannatha Sena, Sri Madhusudana, Ciranjiva Sena and Sri Raghunandana.14 All glories to Sri Saranga, Avirama and Thakura Vrndavana.15 All glories to Krsnadasa Kaviraja and Sri Acarya Srinivasa.16 All glories to Sri Thakura Mahasaya Narottama and Syamananda.17 All glories to all the devotees of Sri Gaura Candra.18 I adore the numerous Caitanya devotees for whom Sri Krsna Caitanya is the life and soul.19 I also adore the devotionally qualified listeners for their attention. Now be patient, I will tell something more.20
There was a village named Cakkhandi on the bank of the Ganges where a brahmin named Sri Caitanya Dasa lived.21 Originally he was known by the name of Gangadhara Battacarya. How he got the name Caitanya Dasa will be described here.22
Navadvipa candra, Sri Gaura, who was the ocean of devotional qualities, used to sport in Nadia with his associates.23 After conveying his hidden desire to his associates, He left for Kantakanagara where Sri Bharati lived.24 When news spread in Nadia that Gaura rai would embrace ascetic life, the people of Kantakanagara hastened to meet him.25 Everyone-whether young of old, man or woman-ran to see Sri Gauranga.26 They stood like painted dolls when they observed the beautiful curly hair of Gaura sundara.27 The people could not express their feelings which were tossed by emotional storm.28 Lord Gauracandra understood their feelings, but he humbly requested them to bless him with all success in his effort to achieve devotion to the lotus feet of Krsna.29 He stayed at the residence of Sri Bharati and insisted that there was no reason for delay.30 Sri Bharati was choked with emotion and could not speak. On the order of Prabhu a barber came and floated in his own tears while he placed his hands on the head of Prabhu and began to shave off the hair. Having completed the job, the barber fell to the ground and lamented bitterly for his work.31-33 People on all sides began to cry when they saw Prabhu without so much as a tuft of hair.34 The sound of their walking filled the air and it was impossible for one person to hear another person talking.35 They accused Providence for its cruelty.36
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