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TheNawabobservedthatthereweremillionsfollowingSriChaitanyaMahaprabhu
on his way toRamkeli and the unison of the Harinaam Sankirtan that people
performedonthejourneyastoundedhim.Hewasbewilderedatthemagnanimity
of the Lord and was falling short of reason to explain this phenomenon. He
summoned his Hindu minister Keshav Chattri.He asked Keshav Who is this
mendicantwhohas thewholeofBengaldeliriouslydancingand singing behind
him. My reasoning fails me and I am impatient beyond wits to know what is
happening.ThisexclamationbytheNawabfrightenedKeshav.Keshavknewfrom
before how cruel the Nawabcouldget. The Nawabs height of cruelty can be
gaugedbyaparticular incident.When theNawabspalatialmansionwasunder
constructionhewouldgofor site inspectionjust tocheckonthequalityofwork
thatwas underway.Hewouldoften go to the fourthor fifth floorandpickup a
squabble with a lowly worker. He would complaint about the walls and the
windowsthatwerebeingconstructed.Hewouldcalltheworkertohaveaclose
lookattheunfinishedwalltocheckthedefect.Theworkerwouldinnocentlyclose
in to thewall.When this worker got sufficiently close to the edge of the floor
railing,theNawabwouldmercilesslykicktheworkerofftherailingandtheworker
wouldlandwithathudonahillofstonesfromthefifthfloor.InthiswaytheNawabwouldruthlesslymurderinnocentbeingsandderivesadisticpleasureoutofsuch
activity.
RupaandSantanawereactuallyservingsuchacruelmaster.ThiscruelNawab
howeversoftenedwhenhewasinthecompanyofRupaandSanatana.Onecan
imagine the transcendental qualities that both the brothers possessed to have
suchacruelpersonapproachthemwithseeminghumility!TheNawabwhowas
nothinglessthananunforgivingandhardheartedghoul,wouldoftenmeltinthe
companyofRupaandSanatana.KeshavChattriwassurethatif theNawablost
his temper then probably he would leave no stone unturned to devastate Sri
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ChaitanyaMahaprabhu.ToprotectSriChaitanyaMahaprabhu,herepliedpolitely
to the Nawabs question.He said Nawabji , thePandit whomeverybody calls
ChaitanyaMahaprabhu isnot abigman.He is justameaslymendicantwho is
wandering aimlessly.He does not have any other occupation and therefore
chantingtheMahamantraoutofwantforabetterindulgence.Youaremistaken
thatheisbeingfollowedbymillions.Actuallythereareonlyafewhandfulsoffools
who are following him and the reason they are following him is because they
themselvesareunemployed.Youhavebeentotallymisinformedaboutthisinsane
mendicant. It would call for your wisdom to just forget this mendicant and
concentrate on other important activities. This enraged the Nawab and he
retortedDoyoufeelthatIhavelostit,tosummonyouandenquire?Thetimesaresobadthatnobodytrustsanybody.Itisimpossibletogarnerahugecrowdevenif
youspendtheentirewealthfromtheroyalcoffers.Thisparticularmendicanthas
gatheredmillionswithoutevenspendingasinglepenny.Thisdoesnotappearto
beanormalhappeningtome.Thisisimpossibilitywheresomeonecanhavethe
wholestatesinganddancebehindyou.Thisfellowis definitelynotanordinary
humanbeing.Hehassomesortofdivinityattachedtohim.Thisfellowseemsto
benoneotherthanGod.HearingtheNawabspeakthus,KeshavChattrithought,
Thisis amiracle,how isit possiblethat apersonwhose stomach istheburial
groundofcattleandhorses,understandthedivinityofSriChaitanyaMahaprabhu.
Thisindividualwhoselungsarefilledwiththeobnoxiousgasesofthehukkaand
the stomach is filled with all sorts of meat savories, how such a person could
divinethenatureoftheLord.ThiswasasimpledemonstrationofSriChaitanya
Mahaprabhuspiritualprowessandnothingelse,hebelieved.
TheNawabissuedaproclamationthatIfanybodyposedanyimpedimentto the
activitiesofSriChaitanyaMahaprabhu,hewoulddestroysuchaperson.Keshav
ChattriwassimplyoverjoyedattheNawabsstatement.Thishappeningreached
the ears of Rupa and Sanatana and they were terrified imagining the turn of
events.Theyknewthatonewhodoesnothavehissensesunderhiscontrolcan
nowaybetrusted.TodaytheNawabmaydosomethingandtomorrowthesame
personmaydosomething totallycontrary. TheNawabcannever bedepended
upon.TheycouldjustequatethebehavioroftheNawabtothatofKamsa.Kamsa
wasthecharioteerofhissisterforonemomentandthenextmomenthewantedto
behead the samesister whom one thought Kamsa loved verymuch.Rupa and
SanatanaimmediatelyapproachedLordChaitanyaandfelldownatHisfeet.They
told the Lord. We are the most fallen sinners. We are also ashamed to be
standingbeforeyou.Youhaveappearedtoraisethefallensoulsandthereareno
morefallensoulsthanbothofus.Weareevenmoredegradedanddepravedthan
JagaiandMadhai.OLordwehavespentourwholelifeby indulgingourselvesin
unholyactsandtherebycastingthenooseofdeatharoundourownnecks.Not
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onlythat,wearealsohappilytighteningtheverysamenoose.Weareimmersed
inthisseaoffilth.Pleaseupliftusfromthisentrenchmentofdirtymire.
Once Srila Prabhupada was on a MorningWalk.The waves of the expansive
oceanwerearrivingattheshorefromgreatdistances.Lookingatthewavesone
devoteeexclaimedPrabhupada,justseehowbeautifultheoceanis,justlookat
thosewaves.PatcamethereplyfromSrilaPrabhupadaYesyouareright,the
oceanisalwaysbeautifulfromadistance,gonearit,enteritandyouwillknow
whatIamsaying.Theoceanwillgripyoutodeath.Oncethedevoteeshadgone
for a holy pilgrimage to Jagannath Puri.The Ocean at Puri is dangerously
rough.RadhanathSwamiMaharajhadgoneintotheoceantohaveabathinaonepiece cloth. He didnot come out of the ocean for a very long time.Swamijis
servantwent inside to findoutwhatwaswrong.Maharaj said, Theoceanhas
consumedtheonepieceofclothwithwhichIenteredintoit,howisitpossiblefor
metocomeoutinthisstate?TheservantimmediatelycamebacktoMaharajwith
a fresh piece of cloth which Maharaj used to wrap himself up. Maharaj after
comingoutquippedIenteredtheoceanasaGaudiyaGuruandtherewasevery
possibilitythatIcomeoutasaNagaBaba.Therewasanotherincidentwherea
devoteewaswarnedfromgoingtoodeepintotheoceanwaters.Therearesome
specimenswhoalwaysdocontraryto what isadvised.They deriveaparticular
pleasureindoingso.
The person who really challenges the ocean waves is usually the onewho is
confident of his swimmingskills. The onewho is not a goodswimmer always
stands at a safe distance from the ocean and is happy deriving pleasure by
sprinklingwateron himself from the deadwavesthatmanage totouchhis feet
withdraggingdifficulty.Apersonwhoisanadeptinswimmingisinactualitymore
vulnerabletodrowningascomparedtoapersonwhodoesnotknowswimming.A
personwhodoesnotrisktheoceanwaveshasnofearofdrowning.Howeverthe
onewhoisproudofhisswimmingprowessrunstheriskofdrowning.Onesuch
devoteeentereddeepintotheoceanevenaftermuchdeliberationsandwarnings.
Then the inevitable happened, he was dragged farther into the ocean by the
colossal waves and he had to raise both his hands towards the heavens to
indicatethathewasactuallydrowning.Theotherdevoteesontheshoremistook
hisgesturesfortheecstasyofHariBolbutsoonrealizedthattheircandidatewas
actuallycaughtbetweenthedevilandthedeepsea.Luckilyforthem,knowingthe
natureofbothhumansandtheoceans,thereweresomelifeguardswhowentfor
therescue.Thusthelifeofthefoolishdevoteewassaved.
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