seeing through the eyes of scriptures
Advaita Prakash chapter one ,how Advaita Acarya appeared!
Can Sri Advaita Acarya give Vraja Prema ?He is Lord MahaVisnu so He asked Sri Krsna Himself to come into this world and distribute Vraja Bhakti but Sri Advaita Acarya in the mood of Sakha when He appears with Lord Caitanya this is stated in Gaura Gaonodessa Dipika, it is confidential and internal but important to know
Same time we must offer obaisences to Sri Advaita Acarya as has been by Srila Kavikarnapure in Gaura Ganodessa Dipika :
2. We offer respectful obeisances to Lord Advaita and the other dear associates of the Lord, who are all full of compassion for the fallen souls. We offer our respectful obeisances to Shrila Svarupa Damodara Goswami and the other companions of the Lord. As the Lord Himself is full of auspicious transcendental qualities, so are they. As the Lord Himself is full of mercy, so are they. These great Devotees are filled with the sweet nectar of Krishna-consciousness. These great Devotees remove the grave sins of this material world.
If we think Sri Advaita Acarya can not give us mercy or Vraja Bhakti we are mistaken He is part of Pancatattva :We should carefully read CC Adi lila chapter 7 :
Lord Caitanya in Five Features
Text 1: Let me first offer my respectful obeisances unto Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who is the ultimate goal of life for one bereft of all possessions in this material world and is the only meaning for one advancing in spiritual life. Thus let me write about His magnanimous contribution of devotional service in love of God.
Text 2: Let me offer glorification to the Supreme Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. One who has taken shelter of His lotus feet is the most glorified person.
Text 3: In the beginning I have discussed the truth about the spiritual master. Now I shall try to explain the Pañca-tattva.
Text 4: These five tattvas incarnate with Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and thus the Lord executes His saṅkīrtana movement with great pleasure.
Text 5: Spiritually there are no differences between these five tattvas, for on the transcendental platform everything is absolute. Yet there are also varieties in the spiritual world, and in order to taste these spiritual varieties one should distinguish between them.
Text 6: Let me offer my obeisances unto Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who has manifested Himself in five as a devotee, expansion of a devotee, incarnation of a devotee, pure devotee and devotional energy.
Text 7: Kṛṣṇa, the reservoir of all pleasure, is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself, the supreme controller. No one is greater than or equal to Śrī Kṛṣṇa, yet He appears as the son of Mahārāja Nanda.
Text 8: Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the supreme enjoyer in the rāsa dance. He is the leader of the damsels of Vraja, and all others are simply His associates.
Text 9: The selfsame Lord Kṛṣṇa advented Himself as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu with all His eternal associates, who are also equally glorious.
Text 10: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who is the supreme controller, the one Personality of Godhead, has ecstatically become a devotee, yet His body is transcendental and not materially tinged.
Text 11: The transcendental mellow of conjugal love of Kṛṣṇa is so wonderful that Kṛṣṇa Himself accepts the form of a devotee to relish and taste it fully.
Text 12: For this reason Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the supreme teacher, accepts the form of a devotee and accepts Lord Nityānanda as His elder brother.
Text 13: Śrī Advaita Ācārya is Lord Caitanya’s incarnation as a devotee. Therefore these three tattvas [Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Nityānanda Prabhu and Advaita Gosāñi] are the predominators, or masters.
Text 14: One of Them is Mahāprabhu, and the other two are prabhus. These two prabhus serve the lotus feet of Mahāprabhu.
Text 15: The three predominators [Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Nityānanda Prabhu and Advaita Prabhu] are worshipable by all living entities, and the fourth principle [Śrī Gadādhara Prabhu] is to be understood as Their worshiper.
Text 16: There are innumerable pure devotees of the Lord, headed by Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura, who are known as unalloyed devotees.
Text 17: The devotees headed by Gadādhara Paṇḍita are to be considered incarnations of the internal potency of the Lord. They are confidential devotees engaged in the service of the Lord.
Texts 18-19: The internal devotees or potencies are all eternal associates in the pastimes of the Lord. Only with them does the Lord advent to propound the saṅkīrtana movement, only with them does the Lord taste the mellow of conjugal love, and only with them does He distribute this love of God to people in general.
Texts 20-21: The characteristics of Kṛṣṇa are understood to be a storehouse of transcendental love. Although that storehouse of love certainly came with Kṛṣṇa when He was present, it was sealed. But when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu came with His associates of the Pañca-tattva, they broke the seal and plundered the storehouse to taste transcendental love of Kṛṣṇa. The more they tasted it, the more their thirst for it grew.
Pay deep attention to this sloka :
CC Ādi 7.22
পুনঃ পুনঃ পিয়াইয়া হয় মহামত্ত ।
নাচে, কান্দে, হাসে, গায়, যৈছে মদমত্ত ॥ ২২ ॥
punaḥ punaḥ piyāiyā haya mahāmatta
nāce, kānde, hāse, gāya, yaiche mada-matta
Synonyms
punaḥ punaḥ — again and again; piyāiyā — causing to drink; haya — becomes; mahā-matta — highly ecstatic; nāce — dances; kānde — cries; hāse — laughs; gāya — chants; yaiche — as if; mada-matta — one is drunk.
Translation
Śrī Pañca-tattva themselves danced again and again and thus made it easier to drink nectarean love of Godhead. They danced, cried, laughed and chanted like madmen, and in this way they distributed love of Godhead.
Purport
People generally cannot understand the actual meaning of chanting and dancing. Describing the Gosvāmīs, Śrī Śrīnivāsa Ācārya stated, kṛṣṇotkīrtana-gāna-nartana-parau: not only did Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His associates demonstrate this chanting and dancing, but the six Gosvāmīs also followed in the next generation. The present Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement follows the same principle, and therefore simply by chanting and dancing we have received good responses all over the world. It is to be understood, however, that this chanting and dancing do not belong to this material world. They are actually transcendental activities, for the more one engages in chanting and dancing, the more he can taste the nectar of transcendental love of Godhead.
Lord Caitanya gave love of Godhead in the mood of Madhurya Rasa because He is Sri Sri Radha Krsna combined , so all the Pancatattva where giving Vraja Prema, but in various moods, Lord Nityananda Prabhu gave Vraja Prema in the mod of Sakhya Rasa , most of Lord Nityananda Prabhus internal associates where former cowherd boys ,Sakas, books like Preyo Bhakti Rasarnava is written by an associate of Lord Nityanada ,Nayananda Thakura and is about Priya Sakha Rasa , we do not know so much about the internal preachings of Sri Advaita Acarya
as stated in Gaura Ganodessa Dipika :
11. I shall now summarily explain the meaning of these words. In this Pancha-tattva, the bhakta-rupa (form of a Devotee) is Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, who formerly appeared as Lord Krishna, the son of Nanda Maharaja. The bhakta-svarupa (devotional incarnation) is Lord Nityananda, who formerly appeared in Vrajabhumi as Lord Balarama. The bhaktavatara (devotional manifestation) is Lord Advaita Acharya, who is not different from Lord Sadashiva. The bhaktakhya (pure Devotee) is Shrinivasa and the other great Devotees as well. The bhakta-sakti (devotional energy) is Gadadhara Pandita, the foremost of brahmanas.
12. Lord Chaitanya, Lord Nityananda Avadhuta, and Lord Advaita, are all incarnations of the supremely exalted Personality of Godhead, and They are all known by the title Prabhu (Master). Among Them, Lord Chaitanya, who is an ocean of mercy, is known as Mahaprabhu (The Great Master), and the great personalities Lord Nityananda and Lord Advaita are known only as Prabhu (Master). All three are also known as Goswami (Master of the Senses). Gadadhara is called by the title Dvija (Brahmana), and Shrinivasa is called by the title Pandita (Learned Scholar). These are the titles of the members of the Pancha-tattva.
13. In this regard Shrila Svarupa Damodara Goswami has explained that the title Mahaprabhu should be used only for Lord Chaitanya, although the title Prabhu may be used for Lord Chaitanya, Lord Nityananda, and Lord Advaita. For this reason the Devotees address Lord Chaitanya as Mahaprabhu, and Lord Nityananda and Lord Advaita as Prabhu.
but we approach Lord Caitanya via the mercy of Sri Advaita Acarya : This is stated by Srila Narottama Das Thakura, anyone who has a different understand is simply a DEMON nothing more to say about such a person :
doya koro sita-pati adwaita gosai
tava kripa-bale pai caitanya-nitai
My dear Advaita Prabhu, husband of Sita, You are so kind. Please be merciful to me. If You are kind to me, naturally Lord Caitanya and Nityananda will also be kind to me.
14. All the associates of Lord Chaitanya, Lord Nityananda, and Lord Advaita are very exalted personalities. The association of Lord Nityananda were all cowherd boys during Lord Krishna's advent. (Gaura Ganodessa Dipika )
as stated in Gaura Ganodessa Dipika :
24. Shri Advaita Acharya displayed the sentiments of servitorship and friendship for the Lord, and Shriman Ranga Puri manifested the sentiment of parental love for Lord Krishna.
Sri Advaita Acarya is an expansion of Lord Nityananda Prabhu and both where joking with each other in the mood of Sakya friendship of Vraja ,sometimes even insulting each other in a funny way like when Lord Caitanya took prasadam at the house of Sri Advaita Acarya after Lord Caitanya took sannyasa :
26. Lord Chaitanya accepted Shrimati Radharani's golden complexion and ecstatic love for Lord Krishna, both of which had never before been seen in this world. Lord Chaitanya was actually Lord Krishna, the son of Maharaja Nanda. He appeared like a great ocean of nectar flooding the entire world.
27. When Lord Vasudeva, the first member of the Catur-vyuha, saw the dancing of the Gandharvas at Dvaraka Puri, His mind became agitated with the desire to dance as they did. In order to fulfill this desire, Lord Vasudeva entered the transcendental body of Lord Caitanya, to participate in the Lord's pastimes of ecstatic dancing.
28. The Supreme Personality of Godhead who remains at Dvaraka also entered the body of Lord Chaitanya, the son of Sachi-devi, and various other incarnations of the Supreme Lord also entered Lord Chaitanya's body, all of them present there at the same time.
29. All these incarnations entered the body of Lord Chaitanya, just as the black incarnation Lord Shyama formerly entered the transcendental body of Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
30. Although the various incarnations of the Lord, who all manifested inconceivable transcendental qualities, were situated in various parts of the spiritual and material worlds, nevertheless, by the power of the Lord's yogamaya energy, They all assembled together within the transcendental form of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
Note this sloka from Gaura Ganodessa Dipika :
33. According to their individual sentiments of ecstatic love for Lord Krishna, the various eternal Devotees of the Lord assumed various roles in the Lord's pastimes in Vraja.
Sri Advaita Acarya and any member of the Panca Tattva is not giving Rama Bhakti, or Narayana Bhakti , or Dvaraka Bhakti, but Vraja Bhakti that is what matters to understand
Please pay deep attention to these verses from Gaura Ganodessa Dipika as they are related to Sri Advaita Acarya :
76. Lord Sadashiva, who formerly appeared as an avesha-incarnation in Vrajabhumi, appeared in Lord Chaitanya's pastimes as Lord Advaita Goswami, who is non-different from Lord Chaitanya Himself.
77. Assuming the form of a cowherd boy, Lord Sadashiva danced with Lord Krishna in Vrajabhumi. This is confirmed by the following statement of the Shiva-tantra, where Bhairava says:
78. "One day, during the great festival of lights in the month of Karttika, Lord Krishna enthusiastically danced with Lord Balarama and Their cowherd friends.
79. My dear Parvati, when Lord Sadashiva, my spiritual master, saw this transcendental dancing, He yearned to become a cowherd boy and be able thus to dance with Lord Krishna.
80. By Lord Krishna's mercy Lord Sadashiva was able to appear in two forms. In one form He remained as Lord Sadashiva, and in the other form He appeared as a cowherd boy in Vraja."
81. Lord Shiva's friend Kuvera, the king of the Guhyakas, appeared in Lord Chaitanya's pastimes as Kuvera Pandita, the father of Lord Advaita.
82. Formerly, on Mount Kailasha, where the Siddhas and Sadhyas reside, Kuvera, who is very dear to Lord Shiva, chanted the transcendental mantra containing the names of Lord Shiva.
83. Merciful Lord Shiva then said to Kuvera: "Please ask for some benediction. It is My desire to give you some gift." Kuvera then asked for a benediction, saying, "O my Lord, please become my son."
84. Requested in this way, Lord Sadashiva, the master of the demigods and the best of philanthropists, said to Kuvera: "During my next birth in the material world I shall accept the position of being your son."
85. In this way Kuvera attained a very difficult to attain benediction. When the appropriate time arrived, by Lord Sadashiva's mercy, Kuvera became the father of Lord Advaita Acharya.
86. The Supreme Lord's yogamaya potency appeared in Lord Chaitanya's pastimes as Shri Sita-devi, the wife of Lord Advaita Acharya.
87. Lord Advaita's son was Acyutananda, who was very dear to Lord Chaitanya. Achyutananda was the dear disciple of Shriman Pandita Goswami. This I have heard from the Devotees.
88. Some say that Achyutananda was the incarnation of Karttikeya, and others learned in transcendental mellows say that he is the incarnation of Achyuta-gopi. Both views are correct, for both Karttikeya and Achyuta-gopi were present in the body of Achyutananda. Aside from this, some Devotees say that Shri Krishna Mishra was also the incarnation of Karttikeya.
What is important is Lord Sadasiva and Lord Mahavisnu combined to become Sri Advaita Acarya and Lord Sadasiva was previously manifested in Krsnas Vrindavana pastimes as a cowherd boy :
80. By Lord Krishna's mercy Lord Sadashiva was able to appear in two forms. In one form He remained as Lord Sadashiva, and in the other form He appeared as a cowherd boy in Vraja."
Thanks for reading this very very carefully and many times if needed to understand the deep Siddhantas
your servant
Paramananda das
El Mensaje de Bhagavat: SRI PANCA-TATTVA
Advaita Prakash
Chapter One
mangalacarana
sniadvaita gururh vande han'na~dvaitam eva tath
prakasitam param brahma yo 'vaurnah ksitau harih
"I offer my respectful obeisances to my spiritual master, Sri Advaita Prabhu, who is nondifferent from Lord Han. He induced the Supreme Lord Han to manifest in this world."
antah ~ am bahir goram krs.na-caitanya sam jnakam
premabdhim sac-cid-anandam sarva-s'aktas'rayam bhaje
"I worship Lord Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who is outwardly of a fair complexion but is inwardly Krsna Himself. He is an ocean of love, eternally full of knowledge and bliss, and the origin of all energies."
Sn nilyananda-ramam hi davalum' prema-dipakam
gadadharam ca snyasam vande radhesa sevinam
"I offer my obeisances unto Sri Nityananda Rama, who is most merciful and who illuminates love of God. I offer my obeisances to Gadadhara and Srivasa, who are engaged in the service of the Lord of Radharani."
All glories to Sri Caitanya! All glories to Sitanatha! All glories to Nityananda, along with all the devotees!
When the five-headed Lord Siva saw Kali-yuga was filled with terrible sins, he thought, "How can I deliver the living entities?" After a long discussion with Yogamaya, he concluded that no one other than Lord Han could deliver the fallen souls. Sadasiva, who is always joyful at heart, then went to the shore of the Causal Ocean. That great yogi then sat in yogic meditation for seven hundred years, until Maha-Visnu, the Lord of the universe, was pleased by his severe austerities and appeared before him. When the five-headed Siva saw Lord Narayan.a there, he offered many indescribable prayers. Maha-Visnu then said, "You and I are non-different except for our separate bodies."
Saying this, He embraced Lord Siva and their two bodies became one. Who could understand His mind? It was most wonderful how they became one form with pure golden effulgent limbs, chanting, "Krsna! Krsna!" Suddenly there was a miraculous voice from the sky saying, "Listen, Maha-Visnu! You first descend in this form in the womb of Labha, later I will descend in the district of Nadia in the house of Saci and Jagannatha. Balarama and other devotees will also take birth in order to deliver the living entities."
On hearing this, Maha-visnu, who is nondifferent from Lord Siva, entered the womb of Labha in Santipura. Labha was the austere, chaste, religious-minded wife of Kuvera Pandita. Previously, the well-to-do Kuvera Pandita had devotedly performed austerities and chanted mantras to get Lord Siva as his son. Lord Siva was pleased by his austerities and agreed by saying, "So be it. Your desire will be fulfilled." That is why Kuvera took birth in this world. He was given the name Sriman Kuvera Acarya, and by dint of his knowledge and religiousness he was worshipable by all. I am unable to describe all his good qualities. People glorify him as the son of Nrsimha.
Nrsimha was a descendant of Aru Ojha and was also known as Nadiyala. He could remember anything he heard and was famous throughout the three worlds for being well-versed in the scriptures and expert in their explanations. By the strength of Nrsimha's counsel, Sri Ganesa captured the throne of Gauda-desa by killing the Badasaha. The class of Kapa brahmanas who resided in Lauda were formed by his daughter's marriage.
Kuvera Acarya was an inspiration to his family line by his role as the King's Pandita. After marriage he gradually had many sons, but when they all died he had some realization. He went to beautiful Santipura on the bank of the Ganges and stayed there with Labha for some days. One day he noted symptoms of pregnancy in Labha's form. He therefore worshiped Lord Narayana with various articles and satisfied the brahmanas, the poor, and the blind by feeding them.
At that time Kuvera got a letter from the King, so he returned home with his wife. His residence was in Nava-grama, in the district of Lauda, where Divyasimha was reigning. 'When he returned to Nava-grama, the residents offered him a warm reception. Delighted on seeing the Acarya after many days, the King greeted him and inquired about his well-being. The King said, "Tell me some good news. Why have you been delayed? Your good association is a source of joy for me. I consider my kingdom void without you.',
The Acarya replied, "You are an ocean of mercy. You are always kind to the poor brahmanas. The bank of the Ganges is an enchanting holy place. Living there is equal to living in Svarga. I returned because of your order, otherwise I had no desire to leave that place. By the will of the Lord, my wife has again became pregnant, for whatever is destined becomes manifest."
The King said, "As she became pregnant in a holy place, I'm sure the result will be auspicious. Forget your past lamentation. Pray to the Lord, and He will bless you with a wonderful son"'
In this way they had many discussions. At that time a brahmana astrologer came there. The astrologer said, "Listen, Pandita Mahasaya. There is no doubt that you will get a divine son. He will live a long life and be fully conversant with the religious codes of the scriptures. I can see that He will widely preach devotional service."
Saying this, the astrologer disappeared. Later, the King searched for him, but he could not be found. Considering this very astounding, people considered that the astrologer must have been some demigod.
The Acarya was pleased by the astrologer's prediction. He returned home and explained everything to Labha, who replied, "The Lord's glories are unlimited. By His grace our miseries may disappear. Saintly persons say that whoever worships Lord Visnu with devotion will meet good fortune everywhere."
On hearing this, Acarya, who is situated in pure knowledge, said, "Yes, dear, this is the Vedic conclusion. By worshiping Visnu, all demigods are worshiped, all perfection is attained, and one is freed from all illusion."
Kuvera then devotedly worshiped Lord Narayana in great opulence with many articles. He offered visnu-prasada to the brahmanas and gave clothes to the poor, the blind, and the distressed.
Now listen to a wonderful story. Once at the end of night Labha Thakurani had a dream in which she saw Lord Harihara appear in her lotus heart. The beauty of the Lord's limbs illumined all directions. He sweetly chanted the holy name of Hari and danced with raised arms. Tears of love flowed from His eyes, and He lost all external consciousness. He chanted Hare Krsna and roared loudly. Hearing His chanting, Yamaraja, the son of Surya, came there.
Yamaraja saw that the sweetness of Harihara's combined form resembled that of Hara-Gauri. The enchanting effulgence of His body defeated the shining of millions of suns. Who has the capacity to describe that beauty? As He chanted Hare Krsna, His hairs stood on end and tears incessantly flowed from His eyes like the Ganges. His body was inundated with ecstatic love, and the waves of that love expanded as He danced. Seeing His transcendental mood, the beloved son of Surya offered full obeisances and various prayers.
With folded hands, Yamaraja sweetly said, "0 Lord, please listen. This Kali-yuga is covered with the darkness of ignorance. It is certainly wonderful that You incarnate in such an age. By seeing You, the sinful will be delivered and my authority will be finished. Therefore, dear Lord, kindly remain unmanifest and deliver this servant of Yours from danger."
Hearing Yamarija's appeal, the Lord slightly smiled and said, "0 Dharmaraja, you are in illusion. Be peaceful. Don't you realize how much the sinful living entities are suffering? Learned persons and saints feel sorry for the sufferings of others. If someone is suffering the reactions of his karma, then who has the power to free him? Being covered by illusion, the living entity does not know his own self-interest. He foolishly considers insignificant sense enjoyment as his self-interest. One who is attached to material life is bound by his fruitive work just as a diseased person suffers when he takes the wrong food. Particularly in Kali-yuga the living entity becomes whimsical and suffers in the blazing fire of material life. Seeing their unbearable distress, My mind became impatient and I made a vow. The maha-mantra counteracts the bondage of karma and enables one to attain pure krsna-prema. By teaching sinful persons the transcendental holy name, I will empower and deliver them. That is why I will take birth now. Later, saints will sing the glories of Kali-yuga.
"I have one more staunch vow. I will without doubt make the Lord Himself descend. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu will descend along with His followers, and the whole country will be over-flooded with pure krsna-prema. Your authority will not be lost by this, however, for blasphemers and atheists will never be delivered."
On hearing this, Yamaraja returned to his abode. Labhadevi then woke from her dream and described the wonderful vision to her husband, Kuvera Pandita, who was amazed to hear the story.
The chaste Labhadevi passed ten months in pregnancy, and then Advaita Prabhu took birth on the auspicious seventh day of the waxing moon in the month of Magha [January-Februaryj. On that auspicious day all the ladies took bath, gave charity, chanted the holy names, and made auspicious sounds of hulu. Although the devotees did not understand the cause of their happiness, their bliss knew no bounds.
In due course of time Kuvera called an astrologer, who after calculation named the child Kamalaksa. At the age of five the child looked strikingly wonderful. He didn't eat anything other than krsna-prasada. Thereafter, on an auspicious day, Kuvera gave his son His first lesson, and within a month Advaita Prabhu mastered the entire alphabet.
Praying at the lotus feet of Lord Caitanya and Sri Advaita, always desiring Their mercy, I, Isana Nagara, narrate Sn Advaita Prakasa.
comments: We see how Lord Siva did tapasya at the Causual Ocean where Lord Mahavisnu resides, for 700 years, what those years are we are not told, if it is that of the devas.
However Mahavisnu appeared to Lord Siva, and they manifested a combined form. HariHara, that later appeared as Sri Advaita Acarya.
In His Gaura Ganodessa Dipika Kavi Karnapure states: 2. We offer respectful obeisances to Lord Advaita and the other dear associates of the Lord, who are all full of compassion for the fallen souls. We offer our respectful obeisances to Srila Svarupa Damodara Gosvami and the other companions of the Lord. As the Lord Himself is full of auspicious transcendental qualities, so are they. As the Lord Himself is full of mercy, so are they. These great devotees are filled with the sweet nectar of devtional rapture. These great devotees remove the grave sins of this material world.
So Advaita Acarya brought Lord Caitanya to this world by His prayers, and Kavi Karnapure reveals:
34. Just as the moon of Lord Caitanya was about to rise in this material world, the Lord said to Advaita Acarya: "Some devotees are attached to Me in the spirit of servitude, some are attached to Me in the spirit of friendship, and others are attached to Me with a mixture of the spirits of servitude and friendship. Some have firm faith and love for My forms as Sri Sri Radha-Madhava, and others are attached to My form as the king of Dvaraka. Some are attached to My various incarnations and thus display various kinds of love for me. I shall show them how to love Me as the residents of Vraja did
Same time we must offer obaisences to Sri Advaita Acarya as has been by Srila Kavikarnapure in Gaura Ganodessa Dipika :
2. We offer respectful obeisances to Lord Advaita and the other dear associates of the Lord, who are all full of compassion for the fallen souls. We offer our respectful obeisances to Shrila Svarupa Damodara Goswami and the other companions of the Lord. As the Lord Himself is full of auspicious transcendental qualities, so are they. As the Lord Himself is full of mercy, so are they. These great Devotees are filled with the sweet nectar of Krishna-consciousness. These great Devotees remove the grave sins of this material world.
If we think Sri Advaita Acarya can not give us mercy or Vraja Bhakti we are mistaken He is part of Pancatattva :We should carefully read CC Adi lila chapter 7 :
Lord Caitanya in Five Features
Text 1: Let me first offer my respectful obeisances unto Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who is the ultimate goal of life for one bereft of all possessions in this material world and is the only meaning for one advancing in spiritual life. Thus let me write about His magnanimous contribution of devotional service in love of God.
Text 2: Let me offer glorification to the Supreme Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. One who has taken shelter of His lotus feet is the most glorified person.
Text 3: In the beginning I have discussed the truth about the spiritual master. Now I shall try to explain the Pañca-tattva.
Text 4: These five tattvas incarnate with Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and thus the Lord executes His saṅkīrtana movement with great pleasure.
Text 5: Spiritually there are no differences between these five tattvas, for on the transcendental platform everything is absolute. Yet there are also varieties in the spiritual world, and in order to taste these spiritual varieties one should distinguish between them.
Text 6: Let me offer my obeisances unto Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who has manifested Himself in five as a devotee, expansion of a devotee, incarnation of a devotee, pure devotee and devotional energy.
Text 7: Kṛṣṇa, the reservoir of all pleasure, is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself, the supreme controller. No one is greater than or equal to Śrī Kṛṣṇa, yet He appears as the son of Mahārāja Nanda.
Text 8: Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the supreme enjoyer in the rāsa dance. He is the leader of the damsels of Vraja, and all others are simply His associates.
Text 9: The selfsame Lord Kṛṣṇa advented Himself as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu with all His eternal associates, who are also equally glorious.
Text 10: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who is the supreme controller, the one Personality of Godhead, has ecstatically become a devotee, yet His body is transcendental and not materially tinged.
Text 11: The transcendental mellow of conjugal love of Kṛṣṇa is so wonderful that Kṛṣṇa Himself accepts the form of a devotee to relish and taste it fully.
Text 12: For this reason Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the supreme teacher, accepts the form of a devotee and accepts Lord Nityānanda as His elder brother.
Text 13: Śrī Advaita Ācārya is Lord Caitanya’s incarnation as a devotee. Therefore these three tattvas [Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Nityānanda Prabhu and Advaita Gosāñi] are the predominators, or masters.
Text 14: One of Them is Mahāprabhu, and the other two are prabhus. These two prabhus serve the lotus feet of Mahāprabhu.
Text 15: The three predominators [Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Nityānanda Prabhu and Advaita Prabhu] are worshipable by all living entities, and the fourth principle [Śrī Gadādhara Prabhu] is to be understood as Their worshiper.
Text 16: There are innumerable pure devotees of the Lord, headed by Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura, who are known as unalloyed devotees.
Text 17: The devotees headed by Gadādhara Paṇḍita are to be considered incarnations of the internal potency of the Lord. They are confidential devotees engaged in the service of the Lord.
Texts 18-19: The internal devotees or potencies are all eternal associates in the pastimes of the Lord. Only with them does the Lord advent to propound the saṅkīrtana movement, only with them does the Lord taste the mellow of conjugal love, and only with them does He distribute this love of God to people in general.
Texts 20-21: The characteristics of Kṛṣṇa are understood to be a storehouse of transcendental love. Although that storehouse of love certainly came with Kṛṣṇa when He was present, it was sealed. But when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu came with His associates of the Pañca-tattva, they broke the seal and plundered the storehouse to taste transcendental love of Kṛṣṇa. The more they tasted it, the more their thirst for it grew.
Pay deep attention to this sloka :
CC Ādi 7.22
পুনঃ পুনঃ পিয়াইয়া হয় মহামত্ত ।
নাচে, কান্দে, হাসে, গায়, যৈছে মদমত্ত ॥ ২২ ॥
punaḥ punaḥ piyāiyā haya mahāmatta
nāce, kānde, hāse, gāya, yaiche mada-matta
Synonyms
punaḥ punaḥ — again and again; piyāiyā — causing to drink; haya — becomes; mahā-matta — highly ecstatic; nāce — dances; kānde — cries; hāse — laughs; gāya — chants; yaiche — as if; mada-matta — one is drunk.
Translation
Śrī Pañca-tattva themselves danced again and again and thus made it easier to drink nectarean love of Godhead. They danced, cried, laughed and chanted like madmen, and in this way they distributed love of Godhead.
Purport
People generally cannot understand the actual meaning of chanting and dancing. Describing the Gosvāmīs, Śrī Śrīnivāsa Ācārya stated, kṛṣṇotkīrtana-gāna-nartana-parau: not only did Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His associates demonstrate this chanting and dancing, but the six Gosvāmīs also followed in the next generation. The present Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement follows the same principle, and therefore simply by chanting and dancing we have received good responses all over the world. It is to be understood, however, that this chanting and dancing do not belong to this material world. They are actually transcendental activities, for the more one engages in chanting and dancing, the more he can taste the nectar of transcendental love of Godhead.
Lord Caitanya gave love of Godhead in the mood of Madhurya Rasa because He is Sri Sri Radha Krsna combined , so all the Pancatattva where giving Vraja Prema, but in various moods, Lord Nityananda Prabhu gave Vraja Prema in the mod of Sakhya Rasa , most of Lord Nityananda Prabhus internal associates where former cowherd boys ,Sakas, books like Preyo Bhakti Rasarnava is written by an associate of Lord Nityanada ,Nayananda Thakura and is about Priya Sakha Rasa , we do not know so much about the internal preachings of Sri Advaita Acarya
as stated in Gaura Ganodessa Dipika :
11. I shall now summarily explain the meaning of these words. In this Pancha-tattva, the bhakta-rupa (form of a Devotee) is Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, who formerly appeared as Lord Krishna, the son of Nanda Maharaja. The bhakta-svarupa (devotional incarnation) is Lord Nityananda, who formerly appeared in Vrajabhumi as Lord Balarama. The bhaktavatara (devotional manifestation) is Lord Advaita Acharya, who is not different from Lord Sadashiva. The bhaktakhya (pure Devotee) is Shrinivasa and the other great Devotees as well. The bhakta-sakti (devotional energy) is Gadadhara Pandita, the foremost of brahmanas.
12. Lord Chaitanya, Lord Nityananda Avadhuta, and Lord Advaita, are all incarnations of the supremely exalted Personality of Godhead, and They are all known by the title Prabhu (Master). Among Them, Lord Chaitanya, who is an ocean of mercy, is known as Mahaprabhu (The Great Master), and the great personalities Lord Nityananda and Lord Advaita are known only as Prabhu (Master). All three are also known as Goswami (Master of the Senses). Gadadhara is called by the title Dvija (Brahmana), and Shrinivasa is called by the title Pandita (Learned Scholar). These are the titles of the members of the Pancha-tattva.
13. In this regard Shrila Svarupa Damodara Goswami has explained that the title Mahaprabhu should be used only for Lord Chaitanya, although the title Prabhu may be used for Lord Chaitanya, Lord Nityananda, and Lord Advaita. For this reason the Devotees address Lord Chaitanya as Mahaprabhu, and Lord Nityananda and Lord Advaita as Prabhu.
but we approach Lord Caitanya via the mercy of Sri Advaita Acarya : This is stated by Srila Narottama Das Thakura, anyone who has a different understand is simply a DEMON nothing more to say about such a person :
doya koro sita-pati adwaita gosai
tava kripa-bale pai caitanya-nitai
My dear Advaita Prabhu, husband of Sita, You are so kind. Please be merciful to me. If You are kind to me, naturally Lord Caitanya and Nityananda will also be kind to me.
14. All the associates of Lord Chaitanya, Lord Nityananda, and Lord Advaita are very exalted personalities. The association of Lord Nityananda were all cowherd boys during Lord Krishna's advent. (Gaura Ganodessa Dipika )
as stated in Gaura Ganodessa Dipika :
24. Shri Advaita Acharya displayed the sentiments of servitorship and friendship for the Lord, and Shriman Ranga Puri manifested the sentiment of parental love for Lord Krishna.
Sri Advaita Acarya is an expansion of Lord Nityananda Prabhu and both where joking with each other in the mood of Sakya friendship of Vraja ,sometimes even insulting each other in a funny way like when Lord Caitanya took prasadam at the house of Sri Advaita Acarya after Lord Caitanya took sannyasa :
26. Lord Chaitanya accepted Shrimati Radharani's golden complexion and ecstatic love for Lord Krishna, both of which had never before been seen in this world. Lord Chaitanya was actually Lord Krishna, the son of Maharaja Nanda. He appeared like a great ocean of nectar flooding the entire world.
27. When Lord Vasudeva, the first member of the Catur-vyuha, saw the dancing of the Gandharvas at Dvaraka Puri, His mind became agitated with the desire to dance as they did. In order to fulfill this desire, Lord Vasudeva entered the transcendental body of Lord Caitanya, to participate in the Lord's pastimes of ecstatic dancing.
28. The Supreme Personality of Godhead who remains at Dvaraka also entered the body of Lord Chaitanya, the son of Sachi-devi, and various other incarnations of the Supreme Lord also entered Lord Chaitanya's body, all of them present there at the same time.
29. All these incarnations entered the body of Lord Chaitanya, just as the black incarnation Lord Shyama formerly entered the transcendental body of Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
30. Although the various incarnations of the Lord, who all manifested inconceivable transcendental qualities, were situated in various parts of the spiritual and material worlds, nevertheless, by the power of the Lord's yogamaya energy, They all assembled together within the transcendental form of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
Note this sloka from Gaura Ganodessa Dipika :
33. According to their individual sentiments of ecstatic love for Lord Krishna, the various eternal Devotees of the Lord assumed various roles in the Lord's pastimes in Vraja.
Sri Advaita Acarya and any member of the Panca Tattva is not giving Rama Bhakti, or Narayana Bhakti , or Dvaraka Bhakti, but Vraja Bhakti that is what matters to understand
Please pay deep attention to these verses from Gaura Ganodessa Dipika as they are related to Sri Advaita Acarya :
76. Lord Sadashiva, who formerly appeared as an avesha-incarnation in Vrajabhumi, appeared in Lord Chaitanya's pastimes as Lord Advaita Goswami, who is non-different from Lord Chaitanya Himself.
77. Assuming the form of a cowherd boy, Lord Sadashiva danced with Lord Krishna in Vrajabhumi. This is confirmed by the following statement of the Shiva-tantra, where Bhairava says:
78. "One day, during the great festival of lights in the month of Karttika, Lord Krishna enthusiastically danced with Lord Balarama and Their cowherd friends.
79. My dear Parvati, when Lord Sadashiva, my spiritual master, saw this transcendental dancing, He yearned to become a cowherd boy and be able thus to dance with Lord Krishna.
80. By Lord Krishna's mercy Lord Sadashiva was able to appear in two forms. In one form He remained as Lord Sadashiva, and in the other form He appeared as a cowherd boy in Vraja."
81. Lord Shiva's friend Kuvera, the king of the Guhyakas, appeared in Lord Chaitanya's pastimes as Kuvera Pandita, the father of Lord Advaita.
82. Formerly, on Mount Kailasha, where the Siddhas and Sadhyas reside, Kuvera, who is very dear to Lord Shiva, chanted the transcendental mantra containing the names of Lord Shiva.
83. Merciful Lord Shiva then said to Kuvera: "Please ask for some benediction. It is My desire to give you some gift." Kuvera then asked for a benediction, saying, "O my Lord, please become my son."
84. Requested in this way, Lord Sadashiva, the master of the demigods and the best of philanthropists, said to Kuvera: "During my next birth in the material world I shall accept the position of being your son."
85. In this way Kuvera attained a very difficult to attain benediction. When the appropriate time arrived, by Lord Sadashiva's mercy, Kuvera became the father of Lord Advaita Acharya.
86. The Supreme Lord's yogamaya potency appeared in Lord Chaitanya's pastimes as Shri Sita-devi, the wife of Lord Advaita Acharya.
87. Lord Advaita's son was Acyutananda, who was very dear to Lord Chaitanya. Achyutananda was the dear disciple of Shriman Pandita Goswami. This I have heard from the Devotees.
88. Some say that Achyutananda was the incarnation of Karttikeya, and others learned in transcendental mellows say that he is the incarnation of Achyuta-gopi. Both views are correct, for both Karttikeya and Achyuta-gopi were present in the body of Achyutananda. Aside from this, some Devotees say that Shri Krishna Mishra was also the incarnation of Karttikeya.
What is important is Lord Sadasiva and Lord Mahavisnu combined to become Sri Advaita Acarya and Lord Sadasiva was previously manifested in Krsnas Vrindavana pastimes as a cowherd boy :
80. By Lord Krishna's mercy Lord Sadashiva was able to appear in two forms. In one form He remained as Lord Sadashiva, and in the other form He appeared as a cowherd boy in Vraja."
Thanks for reading this very very carefully and many times if needed to understand the deep Siddhantas
your servant
Paramananda das
El Mensaje de Bhagavat: SRI PANCA-TATTVA
Advaita Prakash
Chapter One
mangalacarana
sniadvaita gururh vande han'na~dvaitam eva tath
prakasitam param brahma yo 'vaurnah ksitau harih
"I offer my respectful obeisances to my spiritual master, Sri Advaita Prabhu, who is nondifferent from Lord Han. He induced the Supreme Lord Han to manifest in this world."
antah ~ am bahir goram krs.na-caitanya sam jnakam
premabdhim sac-cid-anandam sarva-s'aktas'rayam bhaje
"I worship Lord Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who is outwardly of a fair complexion but is inwardly Krsna Himself. He is an ocean of love, eternally full of knowledge and bliss, and the origin of all energies."
Sn nilyananda-ramam hi davalum' prema-dipakam
gadadharam ca snyasam vande radhesa sevinam
"I offer my obeisances unto Sri Nityananda Rama, who is most merciful and who illuminates love of God. I offer my obeisances to Gadadhara and Srivasa, who are engaged in the service of the Lord of Radharani."
All glories to Sri Caitanya! All glories to Sitanatha! All glories to Nityananda, along with all the devotees!
When the five-headed Lord Siva saw Kali-yuga was filled with terrible sins, he thought, "How can I deliver the living entities?" After a long discussion with Yogamaya, he concluded that no one other than Lord Han could deliver the fallen souls. Sadasiva, who is always joyful at heart, then went to the shore of the Causal Ocean. That great yogi then sat in yogic meditation for seven hundred years, until Maha-Visnu, the Lord of the universe, was pleased by his severe austerities and appeared before him. When the five-headed Siva saw Lord Narayan.a there, he offered many indescribable prayers. Maha-Visnu then said, "You and I are non-different except for our separate bodies."
Saying this, He embraced Lord Siva and their two bodies became one. Who could understand His mind? It was most wonderful how they became one form with pure golden effulgent limbs, chanting, "Krsna! Krsna!" Suddenly there was a miraculous voice from the sky saying, "Listen, Maha-Visnu! You first descend in this form in the womb of Labha, later I will descend in the district of Nadia in the house of Saci and Jagannatha. Balarama and other devotees will also take birth in order to deliver the living entities."
On hearing this, Maha-visnu, who is nondifferent from Lord Siva, entered the womb of Labha in Santipura. Labha was the austere, chaste, religious-minded wife of Kuvera Pandita. Previously, the well-to-do Kuvera Pandita had devotedly performed austerities and chanted mantras to get Lord Siva as his son. Lord Siva was pleased by his austerities and agreed by saying, "So be it. Your desire will be fulfilled." That is why Kuvera took birth in this world. He was given the name Sriman Kuvera Acarya, and by dint of his knowledge and religiousness he was worshipable by all. I am unable to describe all his good qualities. People glorify him as the son of Nrsimha.
Nrsimha was a descendant of Aru Ojha and was also known as Nadiyala. He could remember anything he heard and was famous throughout the three worlds for being well-versed in the scriptures and expert in their explanations. By the strength of Nrsimha's counsel, Sri Ganesa captured the throne of Gauda-desa by killing the Badasaha. The class of Kapa brahmanas who resided in Lauda were formed by his daughter's marriage.
Kuvera Acarya was an inspiration to his family line by his role as the King's Pandita. After marriage he gradually had many sons, but when they all died he had some realization. He went to beautiful Santipura on the bank of the Ganges and stayed there with Labha for some days. One day he noted symptoms of pregnancy in Labha's form. He therefore worshiped Lord Narayana with various articles and satisfied the brahmanas, the poor, and the blind by feeding them.
At that time Kuvera got a letter from the King, so he returned home with his wife. His residence was in Nava-grama, in the district of Lauda, where Divyasimha was reigning. 'When he returned to Nava-grama, the residents offered him a warm reception. Delighted on seeing the Acarya after many days, the King greeted him and inquired about his well-being. The King said, "Tell me some good news. Why have you been delayed? Your good association is a source of joy for me. I consider my kingdom void without you.',
The Acarya replied, "You are an ocean of mercy. You are always kind to the poor brahmanas. The bank of the Ganges is an enchanting holy place. Living there is equal to living in Svarga. I returned because of your order, otherwise I had no desire to leave that place. By the will of the Lord, my wife has again became pregnant, for whatever is destined becomes manifest."
The King said, "As she became pregnant in a holy place, I'm sure the result will be auspicious. Forget your past lamentation. Pray to the Lord, and He will bless you with a wonderful son"'
In this way they had many discussions. At that time a brahmana astrologer came there. The astrologer said, "Listen, Pandita Mahasaya. There is no doubt that you will get a divine son. He will live a long life and be fully conversant with the religious codes of the scriptures. I can see that He will widely preach devotional service."
Saying this, the astrologer disappeared. Later, the King searched for him, but he could not be found. Considering this very astounding, people considered that the astrologer must have been some demigod.
The Acarya was pleased by the astrologer's prediction. He returned home and explained everything to Labha, who replied, "The Lord's glories are unlimited. By His grace our miseries may disappear. Saintly persons say that whoever worships Lord Visnu with devotion will meet good fortune everywhere."
On hearing this, Acarya, who is situated in pure knowledge, said, "Yes, dear, this is the Vedic conclusion. By worshiping Visnu, all demigods are worshiped, all perfection is attained, and one is freed from all illusion."
Kuvera then devotedly worshiped Lord Narayana in great opulence with many articles. He offered visnu-prasada to the brahmanas and gave clothes to the poor, the blind, and the distressed.
Now listen to a wonderful story. Once at the end of night Labha Thakurani had a dream in which she saw Lord Harihara appear in her lotus heart. The beauty of the Lord's limbs illumined all directions. He sweetly chanted the holy name of Hari and danced with raised arms. Tears of love flowed from His eyes, and He lost all external consciousness. He chanted Hare Krsna and roared loudly. Hearing His chanting, Yamaraja, the son of Surya, came there.
Yamaraja saw that the sweetness of Harihara's combined form resembled that of Hara-Gauri. The enchanting effulgence of His body defeated the shining of millions of suns. Who has the capacity to describe that beauty? As He chanted Hare Krsna, His hairs stood on end and tears incessantly flowed from His eyes like the Ganges. His body was inundated with ecstatic love, and the waves of that love expanded as He danced. Seeing His transcendental mood, the beloved son of Surya offered full obeisances and various prayers.
With folded hands, Yamaraja sweetly said, "0 Lord, please listen. This Kali-yuga is covered with the darkness of ignorance. It is certainly wonderful that You incarnate in such an age. By seeing You, the sinful will be delivered and my authority will be finished. Therefore, dear Lord, kindly remain unmanifest and deliver this servant of Yours from danger."
Hearing Yamarija's appeal, the Lord slightly smiled and said, "0 Dharmaraja, you are in illusion. Be peaceful. Don't you realize how much the sinful living entities are suffering? Learned persons and saints feel sorry for the sufferings of others. If someone is suffering the reactions of his karma, then who has the power to free him? Being covered by illusion, the living entity does not know his own self-interest. He foolishly considers insignificant sense enjoyment as his self-interest. One who is attached to material life is bound by his fruitive work just as a diseased person suffers when he takes the wrong food. Particularly in Kali-yuga the living entity becomes whimsical and suffers in the blazing fire of material life. Seeing their unbearable distress, My mind became impatient and I made a vow. The maha-mantra counteracts the bondage of karma and enables one to attain pure krsna-prema. By teaching sinful persons the transcendental holy name, I will empower and deliver them. That is why I will take birth now. Later, saints will sing the glories of Kali-yuga.
"I have one more staunch vow. I will without doubt make the Lord Himself descend. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu will descend along with His followers, and the whole country will be over-flooded with pure krsna-prema. Your authority will not be lost by this, however, for blasphemers and atheists will never be delivered."
On hearing this, Yamaraja returned to his abode. Labhadevi then woke from her dream and described the wonderful vision to her husband, Kuvera Pandita, who was amazed to hear the story.
The chaste Labhadevi passed ten months in pregnancy, and then Advaita Prabhu took birth on the auspicious seventh day of the waxing moon in the month of Magha [January-Februaryj. On that auspicious day all the ladies took bath, gave charity, chanted the holy names, and made auspicious sounds of hulu. Although the devotees did not understand the cause of their happiness, their bliss knew no bounds.
In due course of time Kuvera called an astrologer, who after calculation named the child Kamalaksa. At the age of five the child looked strikingly wonderful. He didn't eat anything other than krsna-prasada. Thereafter, on an auspicious day, Kuvera gave his son His first lesson, and within a month Advaita Prabhu mastered the entire alphabet.
Praying at the lotus feet of Lord Caitanya and Sri Advaita, always desiring Their mercy, I, Isana Nagara, narrate Sn Advaita Prakasa.
comments: We see how Lord Siva did tapasya at the Causual Ocean where Lord Mahavisnu resides, for 700 years, what those years are we are not told, if it is that of the devas.
However Mahavisnu appeared to Lord Siva, and they manifested a combined form. HariHara, that later appeared as Sri Advaita Acarya.
In His Gaura Ganodessa Dipika Kavi Karnapure states: 2. We offer respectful obeisances to Lord Advaita and the other dear associates of the Lord, who are all full of compassion for the fallen souls. We offer our respectful obeisances to Srila Svarupa Damodara Gosvami and the other companions of the Lord. As the Lord Himself is full of auspicious transcendental qualities, so are they. As the Lord Himself is full of mercy, so are they. These great devotees are filled with the sweet nectar of devtional rapture. These great devotees remove the grave sins of this material world.
So Advaita Acarya brought Lord Caitanya to this world by His prayers, and Kavi Karnapure reveals:
34. Just as the moon of Lord Caitanya was about to rise in this material world, the Lord said to Advaita Acarya: "Some devotees are attached to Me in the spirit of servitude, some are attached to Me in the spirit of friendship, and others are attached to Me with a mixture of the spirits of servitude and friendship. Some have firm faith and love for My forms as Sri Sri Radha-Madhava, and others are attached to My form as the king of Dvaraka. Some are attached to My various incarnations and thus display various kinds of love for me. I shall show them how to love Me as the residents of Vraja did
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