things you might not know about Sri Advaita Acarya

[Paramananda das]

things you might not know about Sri Advaita Acarya

Fasting for Advaita Acaryas apperance day

First of all His appearance is a fasting day ,, who ever takes grains on His apperance days are in mild term ignorant and in more heavy words a demon ,,because no proper devotee of Sri Advaita Acarya takes grains on His Holy apperanceday .Srila Prabhupada observed Advaita AstamSaptami with Ekadasi prasadam in the evening after fasting all day.Mother Govinda was worried Srila Prabhupada fasted so strictly in his old age..He said I am the Acarya for ISKCON if I do not set the example who will? SO yes we should follow Srila Prabhupadas example ,even if some GBCs do not follow Srila Prabhupada we should many TPs and GBCs are ignorant of the fasting standard .

Nowadays in Gaudiya Math is fasting half day and then Ekadasi Prasadam also called Anukalpa,,it is better than taking grains ,,I have quoted so many times from Sastra one can not go back to Godhead if one takes grains on Visnutattva days .

His Rasa ?

Accdoring to Gaura Ganodessa Dipika Sri Advaita Acarya Prabhu is in Sakya Rasa,, and we seee how He always joked with Lord Nityananda Prabhu in that mood ,, on Janmastamis Lord Caitanya and the Panca Tattva dressed themseves as cowhered boys and enjoyed that mood ,,that is explained in CC

Sri Advaita Acarya called Lord Caitanya to this world

If we read Caitanya Caritamrta , Caitanya Bhagavata etc it is very clear.One book Sri Advaita Prakash that was translated in ISKCON by HH Subhag Swami is written by Advaita Acaryas servant Isana Thakura,, Mother Saci also had a servant Isana Thakura but they are different.I recommend reading it careful ,,Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada apperantly pointed to a few discrepancies in the book but never told devotees not to read it .

The beard and hair issue?

I posted yesterday Srila Bhaktisidhanta Prabhupada said Advaita Acarya was shaven headed,, and had not beard,, in his commentary fo Caitanya Bhagavata,,this likely refers to when Lord Caitanya took Sannyasa,, because from what I have read Lord Caitanyas devotees many of them also shaved their heads like the SUpreme Lord .

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura wrote an article showing clearly Advaita Acarya had hair in Navadvipa otherwise why could Lord Caitanya pull Him by the hair when He pretended to teach Mayavadi philosophy?

In Jagannath Puri is a 500 years old Panca tattva temple there all 5 of the Panca tattvas have shaved head ,, but in Navadvipa we see for example in Srivasangam Panca Tattva has long hair all of them

Advaita Prakash was written by Sri Isana Thakura on the requests on Sri Advaita Acaryas 2 wifes, Sita Thakurani and her sister Sridevi that are both incarnations of Yoga Maya .

on my page Sastra Caksusa I have analyzed each chapter of Advaita Prakash I have also analyzed the few mistakes Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada found ,,one is in relation to one of the sons of Srila Advaita Acarya .

doya koro sita-pati adwaita gosai

tava krpa-bale pai caitanya-nitai

SYNONYMS

doya koro–please show mercy; sita-pati–O husband of Sita Thakurani!; advaita gosai–O Advaita acarya!; tava krpa-bale–by the power of your mercy; pai–I can attain; caitanya-nitai–Lord Caitanya and Nityananda.

TRANSLATION

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.

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Savarana-sri-gaura-pada-padme

Sri Krsna Caitanya Prabhu

A Prayer to the Lotus Feet of Sri Gauranga

(from Prarthana)

Text One

sri-krsna-caitanya prabhu doya koro more

toma bina ke doyalu jagat-samsare

SYNONYMS

sri-krsna-caitanya prabhu–O my Lord Sri Krsna Caitanya!; doya koro–please show mercy; more–to me; toma vina–other than You; ke doyalu–who is merciful?; jagat-samsare–in this material world.

TRANSLATION

My dear Lord Caitanya, please be merciful to me, because who can be more merciful than Your Lordship within these three worlds?

Text Two

patita-pavana-hetu tava avatara

mo sama patita prabhu na paibe ara

SYNONYMS

patita-pavana-hetu–for the purpose of delivering the fallen souls; tava avatara–Your incarnation; mo-sama–like me; patita–fallen; prabhu–O Lord!; na paibe ara–another cannot be found.

TRANSLATION

Your incarnation is just to reclaim the conditioned, fallen souls, but I assure You that You will not find a greater fallen soul than me. Therefore, my claim is first.

Text Three

ha ha prabhu nityananda, premananda sukhi

krpabalokana koro ami boro duhkhi

SYNONYMS

ha ha–alas! alas!; prabhu nityananda–O Lord Nityananda!; premananda–in the bliss of divine love; sukhi–You are delighted; krpabalokana–glance of mercy; koro–please cast; ami bodo duhkhi–I am very sad.

TRANSLATION

My dear Lord Nityananda, You are always joyful in spiritual bliss. Since You always appear very happy, I have come to You because I am most unhappy. If You kindly put Your glance over me, then I may also become happy.

Text Four

doya koro sita-pati adwaita gosai

tava krpa-bale pai caitanya-nitai

SYNONYMS

doya koro–please show mercy; sita-pati–O husband of Sita Thakurani!; advaita gosai–O Advaita acarya!; tava krpa-bale–by the power of your mercy; pai–I can attain; caitanya-nitai–Lord Caitanya and Nityananda.

TRANSLATION

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.

Text Five

ha ha swarup, sanatana, rupa, raghunatha

bhatta-juga, sri-jiva ha prabhu lokanatha

SYNONYMS

ha ha–alas! alas!; swarup–O Svarupa Damodara Gosvami!; sanatana–O Sanatana Gosvami!; rupa–O Rupa Gosvami!; raghunatha–O Raghunatha dasa Gosvami!; bhatta-juga–O two Bhattas!; sri-jiva–O Sri Jiva Gosvami!; ha–alas!; prabhu lokanatha–O my spiritual master, Lokanatha Gosvami!

TRANSLATION

O Svarupa Damodara, personal secretary of Lord Caitanya, O six Gosvamis; Sri Rupa Gosvami, Sri Sanatana Gosvami, Sri Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami, Sri Gopala Bhatta Gosvami, Sri Jiva Gosvami, and Sri Raghunatha dasa Gosvami! O Lokanatha Gosvami, my beloved spiritual master! Narottama dasa also prays for your mercy.

Text Six

doya koro sri-acarya prabhu srinivasa

ramacandra-sanga mage narottama-dasa

SYNONYMS

doya koro–please show mercy; sri-acarya prabhu srinivasa–O Srinivasa acarya!; ramacandra-sanga–the association of Ramacandra Kaviraja; mage–begs; narottama-dasa–this Narottama dasa.

TRANSLATION

O Srinivasa Acarya, successor to the six Gosvamis! Please be merciful to me. Narottama dasa always desires the company of Ramacandra Cakravarti.

>>> Ref. VedaBase => SVA 3: Savarana-sri-gaura-pada-padme (sri-krsna-caitanya prabhu)

Srla Prabhupada has sung this Bhajan with such deep devotion you can find the link here to his singing Sri Krsna Caitanya Prabhu

Sri Advaita Acarya asked Lord Caitanya to come into this world and also that now the "market place is full of Rice"

now you can leave my dear Lord Caitanya and continue Your pastimes somewhere else

Ye ānilo prema-dhana koruṇā pracur

heno prabhu kothā gelā ācārya-ṭhākur

1) He, who brought the treasure of divine love and who was filled with compassion and mercy--where has such a personality as Advaita Acarya gone?

This is the proper translation of this sung of Narottama das Thakura

Song Name: Je Anilo Prema Dhana Koruna Pracura

Official Name: Swa Parsada Bhagavad Viraha Janita Vilapa Song 1

Author: Narottama Dasa Thakura

Book Name: Prarthana

Language: Bengali

(1)

je ānilo prema-dhana koruṇā pracur

heno prabhu kothā gelā ācārya-ṭhākur

(2)

kāhā mora swarūp rūpa kāhā sanātan

kāhā dāsa raghunātha patita-pāvan

(3)

kāhā mora bhaṭṭa-juga kāhā kavirāj

eka-kāle kothā gelā gorā naṭa-rāj

(4)

pāṣāṇe kuṭibo māthā anale paśibo

gaurāńga guṇera nidhi kothā gele pābo

(5)

se-saba sańgīra sańge je koilo bilās

se-sańga nā pāiyā kānde narottama dās

WORD FOR WORD TRANSLATION: Je Anilo Prema Dhana Koruna Pracura

TRANSLATION

1) He, who brought the treasure of divine love and who was filled with compassion and mercy--where has such a personality as Advaita Acarya gone?

2) Where are my Svarupa Damodara and Rupa Gosvami? Where is Sanatana? Where is Raghunatha Dasa, the savior of the fallen?

3) Where are my Raghunatha Bhatta and Gopala Bhatta, and where is Krsnadasa Kaviraja? Where did Lord Gauranga, the great dancer, suddenly go?

4) I will smash my head against the rock and enter into the fire. Where will I find Lord Gauranga, the reservoir of all wonderful qualities?

5) Being unable to obtain the association of Lord Gauranga accompanied by all of these devotees in whose association He performed His pastimes, Narottama Dasa simply weeps.

[Paramananda das]