CHAPTER 16

Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
Tastes Nectar from the Lips of
Lord Sri Krsna

The Sixteenth Chapter is summarized by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura in his Amrta-
pravaha-bhasya. When the Bengali devotees of the Lord returned to Jagannatha
Puri, a gentleman named Kalidasa who was an uncle of Raghunatha dasa Gosvami
went with them to see Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Kalidasa had tasted the rem-
nants of food of all the Vaisnavas in Bengal, even Jhadu Thakura. Because of this,
he received the shelter of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu at Jagannatha Puri.

When Kavi-karnapira was only seven years old, he was initiated by Sri Caitanya
Mahdaprabhu into the Hare Krsna mahd-mantra. He later became the greatest poet
among the Vaisnava acaryas.

When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu ate the remnants of food known as vallabha-
bhoga, He described the glories of such remnants of the Lord’s food and then fed
all the devotees the prasada. Thus they all tasted adharamrta, the nectar from the
lips of Lord Sri Krsna.

TEXT 1

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vande sri-krspa-caitanyam
krsna-bhavamrtam hi yah

asvadyasvadayan bhaktan
prema-diksdm asiksayat

SYNONYMS

vande—| offer my respectful obeisances; $ri-krsna-caitanyam—unto Lord Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; krsna-bhava-amrtam—the nectar of ecstatic love of Krsna;
hi—certainly; yah—He who; dsvadya—tasting; dsvadayan—causing to taste;
bhaktan—the devotees; prema—in love of Krsna; diksam—initiation; asiksayat —
instructed.
