Adi-lilaChapter 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu in His Youth

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Adi 17.12

tabe nityananda-svarupera agamana

prabhuke miliya paila sad-bhuja-darsana

SYNONYMS

tabe -- thereafter; nityananda-svarupera -- of the Personality of Godhead Nityananda; agamana -- appearance; prabhuke -- Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; miliya -- meeting; paila -- obtained; sat-bhuja-darsana -- a vision of the six-armed Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

After this function at the house of Srivasa Thakura, Nityananda Prabhu appeared, and when He met with Lord Caitanya He got the opportunity to see Him in His six-armed form.

PURPORT

The form of Sad-bhuja, the six-armed Lord Gaurasundara, is a representation of three incarnations. The form of Sri Ramacandra is symbolized by a bow in one hand and an arrow in another, the form of Lord Sri Krsna is symbolized by a stick and a flute like those generally held by a cowherd boy, and Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu is symbolized by a sannyasa-danda and a kamandalu, or waterpot.

Srila Nityananda Prabhu was born in the village of Ekacakra, in the district of Birbhum, as the son of Padmavati and Hadai Pandita. In His childhood He played like Balarama. When He was growing up, a sannyasi came to the house of Hadai Pandita and begged to have the pandita's son as his brahmacari assistant. Hadai Pandita immediately agreed and delivered his son to him, although the separation was greatly shocking, so much so that Hadai lost his life after the separation. Nityananda Prabhu traveled on many pilgrimages with the sannyasi. It is said that for many days He lived at Mathura with him, and at that time He heard about Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu's pastimes in Navadvipa. Therefore He came down to Bengal to see the Lord. When Lord Nityananda came to Navadvipa, He was a guest at the house of Nandana Acarya. Understanding that Nityananda Prabhu had arrived, Lord Caitanya sent His devotees to Him, and thus there was a meeting between Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda Prabhu.

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