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dress. This abhiseka function was especially observed at the house of Srivasa. All the
devotees, according to their means, worshiped the Lord with all kinds of parapher-
nalia, and the Lord gave benedictions to each devotee according to his desire.

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tabe nityGnanda-svertpera a@gamana
prabhuke miliyé pdaila sad-bhuja-darsana

SYNONYMS

tabe—thereafter; nityGnanda-svaripera—of the Personality of Godhead
Nityananda; dgomana—appearance; prabhuke—Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; miliya—
meeting; pdifa—obtained; se¢-bhuja-darsana—a vision of the six-armed Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu.
TRANSLATION

After this function at the house of Srivasa Thakura, Nityananda Prabhu appeared,
and when He met with Lord Caitanya He got the opportunity to see Him in His six-
armed form.

PURPORT

The form of sed-bhuja, the six-armed Lord Gaurasundara, is a representation of
three incarnations. The form of Sri Ramacandra is symbolized by a bow and arrow,
the form of Lord Sri Krsna is symbolized by a stick and flute like those generally
held by a cowherd boy, and Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu is symbolized by a
sannydsa-danda and kamangalu, or water pot.

Srila Nityananda Prabhu was born in the village of Ekacakra in the district of
Birbhum as the son of Padmavati and Hadat Pandita. In His childhood He played
like Balarama. When He was growing up, a sannydsi came to the house of Hadai
Pandita, begging to have the pandita’s son as his brahmacdar? assistant. Hadai
Pandita immediately agreed and delivered his son to him, although the separation
was greatly shocking, so much so that Hadai lost his life after the separation.
Nityananda Prabhu traveled on many pilgrimages with the sannyas7. It is said that
for many days He lived at Mathura with him, and at that time He heard about Lord
Caitanya Mahaprabhu's pastimes in Navadvipa. Therefore He came down to Bengal
to see the Lord. When Lord Nityananda came to Navadvipa, He was a guest at the
house of Nandana Acarya. Understanding that Nityananda Prabhu had arrived,
Lord Caitanya sent His devotees to Him, and thus there was a meeting between Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda Prabhu.

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