PLATE SIX

‘When Svaripa Damodara entered the room, he found the three doors
locked, but Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu had gone. All the devotees were
very anxious when they saw that the Lord was not in His room. They
wandered about searching for Him with a warning lamp. After searching
for some time, they came upon Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu lying in a corner
by the northern side of the Sirnha-dvara gate. At first they were overjoyed
to see Him, but when they saw His condition, all the devotees, headed by
Svaripa Damodara Gosvami, were very anxious. Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu was lying unconscious, and His body had become elongated
to five or six cubits (eight or nine feet). There was no breath from His
nostrils. ...When they saw this, Svaripa Damodara Gosvami and all the
other devotees began to chant the holy name of Krsna very loudly into Sri
Caitanya Mahdaprabhu’s ear.” (pp.227-225 )
