CHAPTER 7
The Lord’s Tour of South India
In his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura summarizes the Seventh
Chapter as follows. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu accepted the renounced order of
life in the month of Magha (January-February) and went to Jagannatha Puri in the
month of Phalguna (February-March). He saw the Dola-yatra festival during the
month of Phalguna, and in the month of Caitra He liberated Sarvabhauma Bhat-
tacarya. During the month of Vaigakha, He began to tour South India. When He
proposed to travel to South India alone, Sri Nityananda Prabhu gave Him a
brahmana assistant named Krsnadasa. When $ri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was begin-
ning His tour, Sarvabhauma Bhattacdarya gave Him four sets of clothes and re-
quested Him to see Ramananda Raya, who was residing at that time on the bank
of the River Godavari. Along with other devotees, Nityananda Prabhu accom-
panied the Lord to Alalanatha, but there Lord Caitanya left them all behind and
went ahead with the brahmana Krsnadasa. The Lord began chanting the mantra
“krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna he.” In whatever village He spent the
night, whenever a person came to see Him in His shelter, the Lord implored him to
preach the Krsna consciousness movement. After teaching the people of one
village, the Lord proceeded to other villages to increase devotees. In this way He
finally reached Kirma-sthana. While there, He bestowed His causeless mercy
upon a brahmana called Kirma and cured another brahmana, named Vasudeva,
who was suffering from leprosy. After curing this brahmana leper, Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu received the title Vasudevamrta-prada, meaning “one who
delivered nectar to the leper Vasudeva.”
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Hae Ge cay CoSME atacwAR HAHA |
AVF HAAR Slog ss We Wd i
dhanyar tar naumi caitanyam
vasudevam dayardrah-dhi
nasta-kustham rdpa-pustam
bhakti-tustam cakara yah
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