Nimai then induced all his relatives to chant the holy names, surrounding his father. Under his inspiration, everyone chanted beautiful kirtan around Jagannath Mishra. With tears in his eyes, Nimai clasped the lotus feet of his father and began to speak, “my dear father, why are you leaving us? I am your child. If you…
Jagannath Mishra replied, “last night I had an extraordinary dream. I saw Nimai in saffron robes of a sannyasi and shaved head. His arms were raised, tears were flowing from his eyes, his hairs stood on end, as he loudly chanted the holy names of Krishna , hare Krishna hare Krishna Krishna Krishna hare hare…
Within just a few days of his studies, Vishwambhar was presenting such forceful and logical arguments that no could refute or defeat him. Any difficult question that Gangadas pandit asked, which no one else could answer, Nimai would answer with perfect logical and shastric reference.
Nimai would sometimes establish a point and ask if anyone…
One day Jagannath Mishra left for the town of nawadwip for some work. During the day, gaura hari, sat on a pile of old used cooking pots. These pots had blackened and the soot was all over the golden form of Nimai. People went to Sachi mata and said, “Your son is sitting on a…
Meanwhile, since his studies had stopped, Nimai became uncontrollable in his restless mischief. Jagananth mishra told his wife Sachi, “let Nimai do what he wants as long as he stays home and doesn’t study.”
Amongst many pranks, Nimai’s favourite was to go out in the morning with his friends and scout the neighbourhood. They would…
Jagannath Mishra declared, “I vow that as long as I am alive, our child Nimai will never live in want of anything. If “Krishna wants him to have nice facilities and opulence, that will come.”
Then he called Nimai and said, “From this day on, you will not study.” Vishwambar was not happy because he…
When Nimai and his parents learnt of this, they were devastated. They hearts broken, they cried incessantly. Nimai fell unconscious in grief; he felt immense separation from his brother. The entire town of nadia was saddened. The relatives of Jagannath Mishra and mother Sachi consoled the family. They told Nimai’s parents, “You are actually fortunate.…
He would spend hours – practically the whole day- hearing and chanting Krishna’s holy names with them. And all the devotees loved Vishwarupa dearly. He recited the scriptures with so much devotion that devotees were mesmerized by his presentation. He always extolled the glories of pure devotional service. He knew no other subject than pure…
They got intoxicated by the power of Nimai’s chanting of holy names; they too began to jump and dance; they cried in deep love for the supreme lord. At this time some grave, elderly pilgrims who were walking by the Ganges saw this, and they too were pulled into the kirtan. They also began to…
Nimai said, “Mother, when you water the root of the tree, all the branches and twigs are also satisfied. I am the source of all that exists. All demigods and goddesses are my servants. By satisfying me all of them are also pleased.” Sachi mata couldn’t understand what her little one was saying. Out of…
Meanwhile the puppy wandered into the town of nawadwip and exhibited symptoms of ecstatic love of god. Since he had become dear to Lord Chaitanya mahaprabhu, the lord’s mercy showered upon this puppy. To the astonishment of town’s people the puppy raised his claws and began loudly chanting Hare Krishna hare Krishna Krishna Krishna hare…
One day as Nimai was playing with his friends on the banks of Ganges, many little puppy dogs gathered. Nimai selected the most beautiful of the puppies and began playing. His friends protested, “Why have you picked up the most beautiful puppy and left the ugly ones for us?” Nimai reassured them, “no, we all…