Sri Godruma Kalpatavi, Part Thirteen
BY: SUN STAFF
Dec 20, 2021 — CANADA (SUN) — A serial presentation of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur’s original essay on Nama Hatta preaching.
9th Aswin, all the Nama Hatta workers gathered at Hatipur Devakhand, where nearly three thousand people assembled at the Natyasalaya of Jagajanani Bhadrakali. The travelling salesman of that place, Sriyuta Kesava candra Cakravarti had made many preparations with gates and mandapas. The villagers took the Nama Hatta workers with great enthusiasm from the bank of the river to a pandal. Along the way village women filled with ecstasy were yoodling. Those present will not forget the enchanting scene. At that time everyone lost consciousness, submerged in the ocean of Krsna prema. After all the devotees were properly seated in the mandap the following song was sung in the baul melody:
“Nitai nam hate, o ke jabire bhai, ay chute ese pasanda jagai madhai dujan sakal hater mal nile jute.
Hater amsi mahajon, Sri adwaita sanatan, bhandari sri Gadadhar pandit vicaksan.
Achen caukidar Haridas adi holen sri Sanjay sri Sridhar mate paricarak achen Krsna dasa prabhrti,
hon kosadhyaksa srivas pandit, jhadudar kedar jute.
Hater mulya nirupon, noy bhakti prakaron,
Prem heno mudra sarbasar, samyaman nai komi besi saman o jon re, sob ek mane bojhay uthe.
Ei premer uddes, ek sadhu upades
Sudhamoy harinam rup susandes ete boro nai re dvesadves, khay ek pate kanakuthe.”
(“Nityandanda has come to the Marketplace of the Name. Whoever’s coming, run quickly. Those two rascals Jagai and Madhai have looted the storehouse and taken all the goods. You will find the partners Adwaita, Sanatan, the store house managers. Gadadhar Pandit is the guard, Haridas is the watch man, Sanjay and sridhar are the bearers. Kesava Bharati and Vidyavacaspati are brokers and Krsna Das and others are managers. Srivas Pandit is the treasurer, and Kedarnath is the sweeper. The cost of the goods in the store, are nine kinds of devotional service. The gold coin is prema. There is no limit, with whatever you have, buy, there is no shortage people, take as much of the goods as you can. For obtaining love of God this is good advice. The message is the nectarean name of the Lord, so let there be no useless strife. Let everyone, whoever he may be, eat from the same plate.
(Events of the 10th and 11th Aswin are omitted for brevity’s sake.)
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