Gaura Purnima--Appearance Day of Lord Caitanya

Today 12 March 2017 is the transcendental appearance day of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the most munificent incarnation of God. What follows tells of

While Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was sitting in a solitary place in
the home of that Deccan brahmana, Rupa Gosvami and Sri Vallabha [Anupama Mallika] came to meet Him. Seeing the Lord from a distance, the two brothers put two clumps of straw between their teeth and immediately fell down on the ground like rods, offering Him obeisances. Both brothers were overwhelmed with ecstatic emotion, and reciting various Sanskrit verses, they stood up and fell down again and again.

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was very pleased to see Srila Rupa Gosvami, and He told him, "Stand up! Stand up! My dear Rupa, come here." Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then said, "It is not possible to describe Krishna's mercy, for He has delivered you both from the well of material enjoyment."

Lord Caitanya then quoted the following verse spoken by Lord Krishna, which is included in the Hari-bhakti-vilasa (10.127),
compiled by Sanatana Gosvami:

"Even though a person is a very learned scholar of the Sanskrit Vedic literatures, he is not accepted as My devotee unless he is pure in devotional service. Even though a person is born in a family of dog-eaters, he is very dear to Me if he is a pure devotee who has no motive to enjoy fruitive activities or mental speculation. Indeed, all respects should be given to him, and whatever he offers should be accepted. Such devotees are as worshipable as I am."'

After reciting this verse, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu embraced the two brothers, and out of His causeless mercy He placed His feet on their heads. After receiving the Lord's causeless mercy, the two brothers folded their hands and in great humility offered the following prayers unto the Lord:

namo mahā-vadānyāya
kṛṣṇa-prema-pradāya te
kṛṣṇāya kṛṣṇa-caitanya-
nāmne gaura-tviṣe namaḥ

“O most munificent incarnation! You are Krishna Himself appearing as Sri Krishna Caitanya Mahaprabhu. You have assumed the golden color of Srimati Radharani, and You are widely distributing pure love of Krishna. We offer our respectful obeisances unto You."

yo ‘jñāna-mattaṁ bhuvanaṁ dayālur
ullāghayann apy akarot pramattam
sva-prema-sampat-sudhayādbhutehaṁ
śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanyam amuṁ prapadye

“We offer our respectful obeisances unto that merciful Supreme Personality of Godhead who has converted all three worlds, which were maddened by ignorance, and saved them from their diseased condition by making them mad with the nectar from the treasure-house of love of God. Let us take full shelter of that Personality of Godhead, Sri Krishna Caitanya, whose activities are wonderful.”

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On this most auspicious holy day, the appearance day of Lord Caitanya, if we pray to Him for His mercy that He kindly bless us with pure love of God, we will advance substantially on the pathway of spiritual perfection.

Mother Saci with Lord Caitanya as a Baby

Mother Saci with Lord Caitanya as a Baby

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Answers by Citing the Vedic Version

Question: Significance of Being Equipoised

In many places in Bhagavad-gita, the Lord tells us to be equipoised in happiness and distress. What is the significance of this? How does it help in spiritual growth?

Your lowly servant,
Shriram

Answer: One Gets Special Mercy from Krishna

Being equipoised makes one very dear to Krishna. Thus one who is equipoised gets special mercy from Krishna.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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