The Deliverance of Jagai and Madhai by the Mercy of Lord Nityananda

The Deliverance of Jagai and Madhai by the Mercy of Lord Nityananda

Srila Prabhupada wonderfully tells the most amazing story of Jagai and Madhai as follows:

Once Nityānanda Prabhu and Śrīla Haridāsa Ṭhākura were walking down a main road, and on the way they saw a roaring crowd assembled. Upon inquiring from passers-by, they understood that two brothers, named Jagāi and Mādhāi, were creating a public disturbance in a drunken state. They also heard that these two brothers were born in a respectable brāhmaṇa family, but because of low association they had turned into debauchees of the worst type. They were not only drunkards but also meat-eaters, woman-hunters, dacoits and sinners of all description. Śrīla Nityānanda Prabhu heard all of these stories and decided that these two fallen souls must be the first to be delivered. If they were delivered from their sinful life, then the good name of Lord Caitanya would be even still more glorified. Thinking in this way, Nityānanda Prabhu and Haridāsa pushed their way through the crowd and asked the two brothers to chant the holy name of Lord Hari. The drunken brothers became enraged upon this request and attacked Nityānanda Prabhu with filthy language. Both brothers chased them a considerable distance. In the evening the report of the preaching work was submitted to the Lord, and He was glad to learn that Nityānanda and Haridāsa had attempted to deliver such a stupid pair of fellows.

The next day Nityānanda Prabhu went to see the brothers, and as soon as He approached them one of them threw a piece of earthen pot at Him. This struck Him on the forehead, and immediately blood began to flow. But Nityānanda Prabhu was so kind that instead of protesting this heinous act, He said, "It does not matter that you have thrown this stone at Me. I still request you to chant the holy name of Lord Hari."

One of the brothers, Jagāi, was astonished to see this behavior of Nityānanda Prabhu, and he at once fell down at His feet and asked Him to pardon his sinful brother. When Mādhāi again attempted to hurt Nityānanda Prabhu, Jagāi stopped him and implored him to fall down at His feet. In the meantime the news of Nityānanda's injury reached the Lord, who at once hurried to the spot in a fiery and angry mood. The Lord immediately invoked His Sudarśana cakra (the Lord's ultimate weapon, shaped like a wheel) to kill the sinners, but Nityānanda Prabhu reminded Him of His mission. The mission of the Lord was to deliver the hopelessly fallen souls of Kali-yuga, and the brothers Jagāi and Mādhāi were typical examples of these fallen souls. Ninety percent of the population of this age resembles these brothers, despite high birth and mundane respectability.

According to the verdict of the revealed scriptures, the total population of the world in this age will be of the lowest śūdra quality, or even lower. It should be noted that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu never acknowledged the stereotyped caste system by birthright; rather, He strictly followed the verdict of the śāstras in the matter of one's svarūpa, or real identity.
When the Lord was invoking His Sudarśana cakra and Śrīla Nityānanda Prabhu was imploring Him to forgive the two brothers, both the brothers fell down at the lotus feet of the Lord and begged His pardon for their gross behavior. The Lord was also asked by Nityānanda Prabhu to accept these repenting souls, and the Lord agreed to accept them on one condition, that they henceforward completely give up all their sinful activities and habits of debauchery, both the brothers agreed and promised to give up all their sinful habits, and the kind Lord accepted them and did not again refer to their past misdeeds.
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Just see how merciful is Lord Caitanya and especially Lord Nityananda. Even though in this age of Kali we are all very fallen and sinful we still have hope. We can be delivered by the combined mercy of Lord Caitanya and Nityananda. Let us all now take full advantage of Their mercy and become perfect.

Answers According to the Vedic Wisdom

Question: Honest Leader Dealing with Crooked Leaders?

Please accept my obeisance.
All Glories to Srila Prabhpada.

In today's Thought for the Day, you have referred to Srila Prabhupada's purport and have then said following:

QUOTE:
"Or, in other words, such godless leaders of dogs and hoglike men are bigger animals with the qualities of animals in greater proportion."

So it's time now to get rid of such unqualified so-called leaders and only accept as leaders those who are enlightened with God consciousness, those who see that everything is the property of God and should therefore only be engaged in His service."
UNQUOTE"

As you have mentioned, leaders of all the countries fall into these categories. If, let us assume, a leader of one country has such spiritual bend and wants to lead his people in that manner, will he be able to do so, considering the fact that leaders of all other countries fall into above categories as mentioned by you? Will this spiritually inclined leader not be suffocated and vanish in a short time.

Further, in this context, Lord Krishna has shown and preached several times in the Mahabharata that if the opposite leader is unscrupulous then there is no harm in adopting similar unscrupulous ways in dealing with such a person. Lord Krishna has insisted at several places that such an approach is acceptable and must be adopted.

So my question is: "How do we understand these contradictory approaches?"

Yours in Service,
Ashok Vasandani

Answer: Krishna Will Empower Him to Defeat Them

From: ISKCON Austin, Texas USA

My Dear Ashok,

Please accept my blessings.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

If there were a pure devotee leader dealing with other leaders who were crooked, Krishna would give him the intelligence how not to be cheated and taken advantage of by the unscrupulous so-called leaders. In fact
Krishna would give him the intelligence how to subdue the crooked leaders and establish proper leadership all over the world.

I hope this meets you in the best of health and in an ecstatic mood.
Your ever well-wisher,

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Krishna's Pure Devotee Can Lead the Whole World Out of Chaos

Sankarshan Das Adhikari is one of the spiritual masters of the worldwide Hare Krishna Movement. He has dedicated the last 50 years of his life for bringing a spiritual revolution to planet earth by spreading the teachings of Lord Sri Krishna all over the world. He is based in Austin, Texas and regularly travels all over the world teaching his audiences how to attain Krishna consciousness, the highest stage of spiritual awakening. He is available for media interviews and to speak to groups and organizations either in person or via the internet.