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Amara and Santosh Deva, prime minister & finance minister of Hussein Shah, Bengal, had written Chaitanya to deliver them Met them at Ramakeli, a long detour from the way to Vrndavan Krishna went to Druva not to give darshan, but to have Druva’s
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Lineage Born Amara Dey in 1465, met Chaitanya in 1514, 5 years after His sannyas Educated by grandfather, Mukunda Dhatta, who held high post in Hussein Shah’s government Studied under Sarvabhauma Bhatacharya
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Knew Parsi & Arabi Diksha Guru was Vidyavacaspati Hinga to Moragram, advised by Sanatan to bring stone masons to finish temple Sakara Malli (Prime Minister) Dabira Khasa (Private Secretary)
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Read Bhagavatam daily and made over home in Ramakeli like Vrndavan Too much for him when Shah attacked Orissa and demolished temples there Rupa absconded & Sanatan feigned illness
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“Your highness, I am now surrendered at the feet of my Lord. I shall take orders from him & serve him & no one else. Kindly excuse me.” Jailer named Sheikh Habu Traveled with servant Isana 8 mohurs (gold coins) Accepted blanket from Srikanth, brother in law Jailed
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Stayed ouside the door at Kasi, but Chaitanya knew he was there Blanket last vestige of material attachment Instructed for 2 months Join Rupa in Vrndavan
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Eczema After one year, traveled thru Jarikhanda forest to Nilachala Lived with Haridas, Chaitanya came & embraced him daily “If Krishna could be attained by suicide who would not do it 1,000 times You cannot destroy body, which is mine! Kept another 6 months
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Madan Gopal in house of Madan Chaube family Madan & Son Sadhana were great friends Madana has grown up & become restless & unmanageable, in a dream told Chaube’s wife….Sanatan
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Temple Built Deity asked for salt, but Sanatan told he had to stay renounced, & practice Manasi-seva Sanatan said, “You make your own arrangements.” Ramadas Kapoor boat sand bar, gave profit from that year for temple Then Sanatan went back to Mahaprabhu’s task
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Feast Radharani provided Rupa Goswami a feast Rupa wrote Radha’s pony tail (veni) was like a snake (nagina) Next day a girl was swinging & Sanatan shouted “Snake” & began to run toward.
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Jivana Thakur Prayed in Kasi to Shiva for relief from poverty, Shiva said go to Vraja & seek shelter of Sanatan, who will remove your poverty Why not obtain the treasure from Sanatan which makes him spurn touchstone
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Mahaprabhu passed in 1533 Many Vaishnavas then went to live in Vrndavan Sanatan circumambulated Govardhan daily Supervised books by Rupa, Gopal Bhatta, Raghunatha Bhatta & Dasa, Jiva Goswami.
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Work Finished Mahaprabhu had told, “Your body is the primary means for the fulfillment of my purpose.” Madana Gopal inspired Brijbasis to build a kutir for Sanatan
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Once on parikrama at 90, Madan Gopal brought Giriraja sila, with His footprint
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Left in 1554 Acknowledged leader of entire Vaishnava community All shaved their heads Samadhi in Madan Mohan temple
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On that Purnima day (Asadhi) thousands of people still circumambulate Govardhan Hill
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Sanatan Goswami’s Works Digdarsani commentary on Hari Bhakta Vilasa Vrhadvaisnava, commentary on 10th Canto Lilastava lost Vrahd Bhagavatamrta, 1. Narada searches for greatest bhakta, Radha 2. Gopakumar searches most perfect form & place of Krishna
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1.Madurya eclipses aisvarya Genuine behavior, not acting If He were aware would not experience the ras 2.Love for devotees, more than for Himself - Love never satiated He wants infinitely to love & be loved
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Transgressed Rules Caused Gopa Kumar to birth in Govardhan & became His guru Jayant Book is said to be biographical of Sanatan Goswami, whose guru was Chaitanya Both Gopa & Krishna pass out
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Attain not Bhagavan but prema, for it attracts Bhagavan Prema never satiates, so Lord performs ever new pastimes for devotees Mukti does not offer changing states of mind)
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How To Attain Mercy of Krishna Some attain with Sadhana, some without Gives ready made food to some and provisions to others Kirtan superior to smaranam, because all sense engaged, & neighbors hear Sadhaka should principally do one he likes best
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