Text 90] Pastimes of the Lord in His Youth 305

PURPORT

On principle, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu would distribute prasdda at the end of
kirtana performances. Similarly, the members of the Krsna consciousness movement
must distribute some prasdda to the audience after performing kirtana.

TEXT 89

FSA SRS 1G HV TAA |
UHR VET LSM CHG AAAS ND Ni

kirtana karite prabhu Gila megha-gana
dpana-icchdya kaila megha niverana

SYNONYMS

Rirtana-sahkirtana; karite—performing; prabhu—the Lord; difa—there was; megha-
gana—bunches of clouds; dpana-icchdya—by self-will; ka/ia—made; megha—of the
clouds; nivarana—stopping.

TRANSLATION

Once while Caitanya Mahaprabhu was performing kirtana, clouds assembled in
the sky, and the Lord, by His own will, immediately stopped them from pouring
rain.

PURPORT

In this connection Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura says that once when Lord Caitanya
was performing sahkirtana a short way from the village, some clouds appeared over-
head. By the supreme will of the Lord, the clouds were asked to disperse, and they
did. Because of this incident, that place is still known as meghera cara. Since the
course of the Ganges has now changed, the village of the name Belapukhuriya,
which was formerly situated in a different place, called Taranavasa, has now become
known as the meghera cara. The Madhya-khanda of the Caitanya-mangaia also relates
that once at the end of the day, when evening clouds assembled overhead and
thundered threateningly, all the Vaisnavas were very much afraid. But the Lord
took His karatd/as in His hands and personally began chanting the Hare Krsna
mantra, looking up towards the sky as if to direct the demigods in the higher planets.
Thusall the assembled clouds dispersed, and as the sky became clear, with the moon
rising, the Lord began dancing very happily with His jubilant and satisfied devotees.

TEXT 90

eatin oe Slaicaca extent fae |
‘Fee TERA AG, Qfacw Te CHM I d° Nl
