How Lord Caitanya gave his mercy to a Fisherman that daily chanted Narasimha Mantras !

[Paramananda das]

How Lord Caitanya gave his mercy to a Fisherman that daily chanted Narasimha Mantras !

there is a wonderful pastime in CC Antya lila chapter 18 where one Fisher man caught Lord Caitanya and by touching the Lords body he developed love of Godhead, not understanding what was happening he started to chant Narasimha mantra but it just made the low of Godhead stronger.Lord Caitanya bestowed such mercy to a fisherman that was chanting Narasimha mantras :

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eka ratrye buli' matsya mariye nirjane

bhuta-preta amara na lage 'nrsimha'-smarane

SYNONYMS

eka -- alone; ratrye -- at night; buli' -- wandering; matsya -- fish;

mariye -- I kill; nirjane -- in solitary places; bhuta-preta -- ghosts;

amara -- me; na lage -- cannot touch; nrsimha-smarane -- by remembering

Nrsimha.

TRANSLATION

"I wander alone at night killing fish in solitary places, but because I

remember the hymn to Lord Nrsimha, ghosts do not touch me.

Antya 18.58

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ei bhuta nrsimha-name capaye dvigune

tahara akara dekhite bhaya lage mane

SYNONYMS

ei bhuta -- this ghost; nrsimha-name -- by the holy name of Lord Nrsimha;

capaye -- comes over me; dvi-gune -- with doubled strength; tahara --

his; akara -- form; dekhite -- seeing; bhaya -- fear; lage mane --

arises in the mind.

TRANSLATION

"This ghost, however, overcomes me with redoubled strength when I chant

the Nrsimha mantra. When I even see the form of this ghost, great fear

arises in my mind.

Antya 18.59

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otha na yaiha, ami nisedhi tomare

tahan gele sei bhuta lagibe sabare"

SYNONYMS

otha -- there; na yaiha -- do not go; ami -- I; nisedhi -- forbid;

tomare -- you; tahan -- there; gele -- if you go; sei bhuta -- that

ghost; lagibe -- will catch; sabare -- all of you.

TRANSLATION

"Do not go near there. I forbid you. If you go, that ghost will catch

you all."

Antya 18.60

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eta suni' svarupa-gosani saba tattva jani'

jaliyare kichu kaya sumadhura vani

SYNONYMS

eta suni' -- hearing this; svarupa-gosani -- Svarupa Damodara Gosvami;

saba -- all; tattva -- truth; jani' -- understanding; jaliyare -- unto

the fisherman; kichu -- some; kaya -- said; su-madhura -- sweet; vani --

words.

TRANSLATION

Hearing this, Svarupa Damodara could understand the full truth of the

matter. He spoke sweetly to the fisherman.

Antya 18.61

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'ami -- bada ojha jani bhuta chadaite'

mantra padi' sri-hasta dila tahara mathate

SYNONYMS

ami -- I; bada -- big; ojha -- exorcist; jani -- I know; bhuta -- ghost;

chadaite -- how to exorcise; mantra padi' -- chanting hymns; sri-hasta --

his hand; dila -- placed; tahara mathate -- on his head.

TRANSLATION

"I am a famous exorcist," he said, "and I know how to rid you of this

ghost." He then chanted some mantras and placed his hand on the top of

the fisherman's head.

Antya 18.62

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tina capada mari' kahe, -- 'bhuta palaila

bhaya na paiha' -- bali' susthira karila

SYNONYMS

tina capada mari' -- slapping three times; kahe -- says; bhuta -- the

ghost; palaila -- has gone away; bhaya na paiha -- do not be afraid;

bali' -- saying; susthira karila -- pacified him.

TRANSLATION

He slapped the fisherman three times and said, "Now the ghost has gone

away. Do not be afraid." By saying this, he pacified the fisherman.
 
 
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Paramananda Das Lord Caitanya even gave his mercy to a Fisherman ,it that not amazing ,because he was chanting Narasimha mantras every night while fishing ?
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Paramananda Das I tried to Fish with my brother when I was kid but I loved the fish and could not kill them , I told him , dear brother I have no heart for killing these fish , it pains me to see them suffer and having the hook in the mouth I will throw this fish back…See More
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Paramananda Das in the harbour of Bogense Denmark 1968
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Paramananda Das Well being slapped 3 times from the lotushands of Srila Svarupa Damodara the incarnation of Lalitadevi , how fortunate was this fisherman
had we seen him we might have thought oh a sinful Fisher man but see how Lord Caitanya gave him love of Krsna amazing ,and Lord Caitanya was in Mahabhava ,we can only offer our full obaisences to this pastime
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