244 Teachings of Lord Chaitanya

Kshetra temple is the biggest of them all. The temple is full of beautiful sculp-
ture, still wonderful for many students; and, on account of its popularity,
it is a very rich temple. There is an inscription in the temple which states that
the king of Vijynagar formerly decorated this temple with gold, and smeared
the body of the deity with gold. For facilitating attendance at the temple
there are free apartments for the visitors. The temple is managed by priests
who belong to the sect of Ramanujacharya.

When Lord Chaitanya visited this temple He praised the deity, and He
quoted a verse from Srimad Bhagwatam: “Although Lord Nrishingha is very
servere to the demons and the non-devotees, He is very kind to His submissive
devotees like Prahlad.” Lord Nrishingha appeared as an incarnation of
Krishna when Prahlad, a boy devotee of the Lord, was too much harassed
by his father, Hiranya Kasipu. As the lion is very ferocious to other animals,
but is very kind and submissive to his cubs, so Lord Nrishingha, although
He appeared ferocious to Hiranya Kasipu, was very kind to Prahlad, His
devotee.

After visiting the temple of Jiayar Nrishingha, the Lord proceeded farther
south into India, and ultimately He reached the bank of the Gudabudee. On
the bank of the Gudabudee the Lord remembered the Yamuna of Vrindaban,
and the nice trees on the bank were considered by Him the forest of Vrindaban;
so He was in ecstasy there. After taking His bath on the bank of the Gudabudee,
the Lord was sitting a little off from the bank and was chanting Hare Krishna,
Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama,
Hare Hare. Sitting in that way, the Lord saw that the governor of the province,
Sri Ramananda Roy, had reached the bank of the river accompanied by his
associates, many Brahmins, and a band party. The Lord had asked about
Ramananda Roy, the governor of this province, from Sarbabhouma Bhat-
tacharya, and the Lord was requested by Sarbabhouma Bhattacharya to see
the great devotee Ramananda Roy at Kabur.

The Lord could understand that this man approaching was Ramananda
Roy, and He wanted to see him immediately. But, because He was in the
renounced order of life, He restrained Himself from seeing a person of political
affairs. But Ramananda Roy, as a great devotee, was attracted by the Features
of Lord Chaitanya as a Sannyasi, and he himself came to see Him. Ramananda
Roy, on reaching Chaitanya, prostrated himself to offer Him obeisances and
respect. Lord Chaitanya received him by vibrating Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna,
Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.
When Ramananda Roy presented his credentials, Lord Chaitanya embraced
