16 Srimad-Bhagavatam

In the meantime the news of Nityananda’s injury reached the Lord,
who at once hurried to the spot in a fiery and angry mood. The Lord
immediately invoked His Sudargana-cakra (the Lord’s ultimate weapon,
shaped like a wheel) to kill the sinners, but Nityananda Prabhu reminded
Him of His mission. The mission of the Lord was to deliver the hopelessly
fallen souls of Kali-yuga, and the brothers Jagai and Madhai were typical
examples of these fallen souls. Ninety percent of the population of this
age resembles these brothers, despite high birth and mundane respecta-
bility. According to the verdict of the revealed scriptures, the total
population of the world in this age will be of the lowest siidra quality, or
even lower. It should be noted that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu never
acknowledged the stereotyped caste system by birthright; rather, He
strictly followed the verdict of the sdstras in the matter of one’s svariipa,
or real identity.

When the Lord was invoking His Sudargana-cakra and Srila Nityananda
Prabhu was imploring Him to forgive the two brothers, both the brothers
fell down at the lotus feet of the Lord and begged His pardon for their
gross behavior. The Lord was also asked by Nityananda Prabhu to accept
these repenting souls, and the Lord agreed to accept them on one
condition, that they henceforward completely give up all their sinful
activities and habits of debauchery. Both the brothers agreed and promised
to give up all their sinful habits, and the kind Lord accepted them and did
not again refer to their past misdeeds.

This is the specific kindness of Lord Caitanya. In this age no one can
say that he is free from sin. It is impossible for anyone to say this. But
Lord Caitanya accepts all kinds of sinful persons on the one condition
that they promise not to indulge in sinful habits after being spiritually
initiated by the bona fide spiritual master.

There are a number of instructive points to be observed in this inci-
dence of the two brothers. In this Kali-yuga practically all people are of
the quality of Jagai and Madhai. If they want to be relieved from the
reactions of their misdeeds, they must take shelter of Lord Caitanya
Mahaprabhu and after spiritual initiation thus refrain from those things
which are prohibited in the sdstras. The prohibitory rules are dealt with in
the Lord’s teachings to Srila Ripa Gosvami.

During His householder life, the Lord did not display many of the
miracles which are generally expected from such personalities, but He did
once perform a wonderful miracle in the house of Srinivasa Thakur while
sankirtana was in full swing. He asked the devotees what they wanted to
eat, and when He was informed that they wanted to eat mangos, He asked
