Cmp 32. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

CHAITANYA MAHAPRABHU

From Nimai, Vishvambhara,
He was addressed as Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu by devotees
To indicate his greatness.

Sankirtana, his pastime
Became, from that time,
Actual goal of learning,
In education, everything.

When he went to Ganges,
He met all the devotees
And fell at their feet
Like their humble servant.

The blessed him saying,
"May you develop unflinching
Devotion to the Supreme Lord, "
Happy he was o'er these words.

Conflicting emotions sometime
Incidentally took hold of him,
Not knowing what was doing
Or what he was talking.

He laughed sometime.
Fell unconscious sometime.
Angry he became sometime,
To destroy atheists, all of them.

By these changing moods,
His mother was afraid.
It may be a sign of disease
She thought like this.

Some said he was mad
And he should be tied,
With a rope to prevent
Him from going violent.

But Shrivasa Pundit said,
"It's his love for God,
In highest spiritual ecstasy
To control, that's not so easy."

"Foolish people mistake
It's some disorder like
Attack on him periodically
But they say it blindly."

"If what they say is correct,
I'm ready, in every respect,
To accept this terrible disease,
And suffer its consequences."

He jokingly said like this
When some of the devotees
Expressed their opinions
Not knowing the real facts.