12 Feb 2025 evening – Avirbhava-tithi of Srila Narottama dasa Thakura and Sannyasa-lila of Mahaprabhu (English) | Costa Rica | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
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At the end of Magha month in shukla-paksha Mahaprabhu took sannyasa.
All material attachments of those who listen to Mahaprabhu’s sannyasa-lila will be destroyed.
When we hear about Nityananda Prabhu’s lilas, our hearts will be purified and we will see aprakrita divya Vrindavana.
At the level of bhava and prema the devotee will see transcendental Vrindavana by the mercy of Nityananda Prabhu.
Verse: aśvamedhaṁ gavālambhaṁ sannyāsaṁ pala-paitṛkam… (CC Adi 17.164).
Karma-sannyasa and narottama-sannyasa.
Verse: etāṁ sa āsthāya parātma-niṣṭhām… (SB 11.23.57).
As some people thought that Mahaprabhu was an ordinary person and criticised Him, He decided to take sannyasa to help them remove their offences.
6 types of people reject the mercy of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and He chases after them: purva, mayavadi, karma-nishha kutarkika, nindaka, pashandi.
Mahaprabhu’s instruction to fix the mind and then to follow certain varnashrama.
Lord Sri Chaitanya is ishtadeva of Kali-yuga.
Verse: harer nāma harer nāma harer nāmaiva kevalam……(CC Adi 17.21).
Only those who chant holy names are happy.
Mahaprabhu takes white pumpkin and banana flowers from Sridhara Pandita.
Mahaprabhu then proceeded to Kantanagara and asked Keshava Bharati to give Him sannyasa.
Mahaprabhu came to the house of Advaita Acharya in Shantipura.
Gaura-katha does not consider offences, while Hare Krishna maha-mantra does, still we chant Hare Krishna because it was the instruction of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to do so.
4 types of separation: purvaraga, mana, pravasa and prema-vaichittya.
4 types of meeting: sankirna, sankipta, sampurna and samriddhi-mana.
Mahaprabhu came to Jagannatha Puri as He promised that to His mother Shachi-devi.
