Ramananda was the Governor of East and West Godavari and a minister of King Prataparudra.
A great statesman of that period, Ramananda was also a poet and a scholar.
When Bhavananda met Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the Lord embraced him and said, "Formerly you appeared as Pandu, and your five sons appeared as the five Pandavas."
The five sons of Bhavananda Raya were Ramananda Raya, Pattanayaka Gopinatha, Kalanidhi, Sudhanidhi and Nayaka Vaninatha.
The Gauraganoddesadipika (120-124) states that Ramananda Raya was Arjuna in his past incarnation.
He is also considered to have been an incarnation of the gopi Lalita, although in the opinion of others he was an incarnation of Visakha devi.
He was a most confidential devotee of Lord Caitanya.
Lord Caitanya said, "Although I am a sannyasi, My mind is sometimes perturbed when I see a woman.
But Ramananda Raya is greater than Me, for he is always undisturbed, even when he touches a woman."
Only Ramananda Raya was able to act in this way, no one should imitate him.
Unfortunately there are rascals who imitate the activities of Ramananda Raya.
In Lord Caitanya's final pastimes, both Ramananda Raya and Svarupa Damodara were always engaged in reciting suitable verses from Srimad Bhagavatam to pacify the Lord in His ecstatic feelings of separation from Krsna.
When Lord Caitanya was about to leave for South India, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya advised him to meet Ramananda Raya for he declared that there was no devotee as advanced in understanding the conjugal love of Krsna and the gopis.
While touring South India Lord Caitanya met Ramananda on the bank of the Godavari.
There they had a long discourse in which the Lord took the role of a student and Ramananda Raya instructed the Lord.
Lord Caitanya concluded these discourses by saying, "My dear Ramananda Raya, both you and I are madmen, and therefore we met intimately, on an equal level."
Lord Caitanya advised Ramananda Raya to resign from his government post and come back to Jagannatha Puri to live with Him.
It was Ramananda Raya who tactfully arranged a meeting between Lord Caitanya and King Prataparudra of Orissa.
Ramananda Raya was present when the Lord performed water-sports after the Rathayatra festival.
Lord Caitanya considered Ramananda Raya and Sanatana Gosvami to be equal in their renunciation, for although Ramananda Raya was a grhasta engaged in government service and Sanatana Gosvami was in the renounced order of complete detachment from material activities, they were both servants of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and kept Krsna in the center of all their activities.
Ramananda Raya was one of the three and a half personalities with whom Lord Caitanya discussed most confidential topics of Krsna consciousness.
Lord Caitanya advised Pradyumna Misra to learn the science of Krsna from Ramananda Raya.
As Subala always assisted Krsna in His dealing with Radharani in Krsnalila, so Ramananda Raya assisted Lord Caitanya in His feelings of separation from Krsna.
Ramananda Raya was the author of Jagannatha-vallabha-nataka.
In Iswar dasa's Caitanya Bhagavata (ed. A.B. Mohanty, Utkal University) a comprehensive description is given of Lord Caitanya's relationship with Ramananda Raya.
After hearing Ramananda Raya speak about the essence of premabhakti, Lord Caitanya, with tears in His eyes and overwhelmed with emotion, warmly embraced Ramananda.
In the Gurbhaktigita of Acyutananda dasa (Utkal University Vol. 3, Chapter XLIX P. 176) the author describes Ramananda as Visakha, which is supported by Svarupavarnana (ms. of Rupa Gosvami preserved in Utkal University Library, Catalogue no. O.L. 382 ) and Caitanyaganoddesa (ms. of Sadasiva Kaviraja, preserved in Orissa State Museum).
Lord Caitanya's discourses with Raya Ramananda are fully described in CC.
First of all, Srila Ramananda Raya enunciated the system of the varnasrama institution.
He recited various verses about karmarpana, stating that everything should be dedicated to the Lord.
He then spoke of detached action, knowledge mixed with devotional service, and finally the spontaneous loving service of the Lord.
After hearing Srila Ramananda Raya recite some verses, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu accepted the principle of pure devotional service devoid of all the kinds of speculation.
After this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked Ramananda Raya to explain the higher platform of devotional service.
Then Srila Ramananda Raya explained unalloyed devotional service, love of Godhead, serving the Lord with pure servitude as well as in fraternity and parental love.
Finally he spoke of serving the Lord in conjugal love.
He then spoke of how conjugal love can be developed in various ways.
This conjugal love attains its highest perfection in Srimati Radharani's love for Krsna.
He next described the position of Srimati Radharani and the transcendental mellows of love of God.
Srila Ramananda Raya then recited one verse of his own concerning the platform of ecstatic vision, technically called prem-vilasa-vivarta.
Srila Ramananda Raya also explained that all stages of conjugal love can be attained through the mercy of the residents of Vrndavana, especially by the mercy of the gopis.
All these subject matters were thus vividly described.
(BMO. P. 91-92)
The meeting of Lord Caitanya and Sri Ramananda Raya is further described in GPC.
After bathing in the River Godavari, the Lord walked a little distance from the bathing place and engaged in chanting the holy name of Krsna.
At that time, accompanied by the sounds of music, Ramananda Raya came there mounted on a palanquin to take his bath.
Many brahmanas, following the Vedic principles, accompanied Ramananda Raya.
According to the Vedic rituals, Ramananda Raya took his bath and offered oblations to his forefathers.
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu could understand that the person who had come to bathe in the river was Ramananda Raya.
The Lord wanted so much to meet him that His mind immediately began running after him.
Although the Lord was running after him mentally, He patiently remained sitting.
Ramananda Raya, seeing the wonderful sannyasi, then came to see Him.
Srila Ramananda Raya then saw Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu as brilliant as a hundred suns.
The Lord was covered by a saffron garment.
He was large in body and very strongly built, and His eyes were like lotus petals.
When Ramananda Raya saw the wonderful sannyasi, he was struck with wonder.
He went to Him and immediately offered his respectful obeisances, falling down like a rod.
The Lord stood up and asked Ramananda Raya to arise and chant the holy name of Krsna.
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then inquired whether he was Ramananda Raya, and he replied, "Yes I am Your very low servant, and I belong to the sudra community."
The Lord then embraced him very firmly.
Indeed, both the master and the servant almost lost consciousness due to ecstatic love.
After composing themselves, they sat down and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya has spoken of your good qualities, and he has made a great endeavor to convince Me to meet you.
Indeed I have come here just to meet you.
It is very good that even without making an effort I have gotten your interview here."
Ramananda Raya replied, "Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya thinks of me as his servant.
Even in my absence he is very careful to do me good.
By his mercy I have received Your interview here.
Consequently I consider that today I have become a successful human being.
I can see that You have bestowed special mercy upon Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya.
Therefore You have touched me, although I am untouchable.
This is due only to his love for You.
You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Narayana Himself, and I am only a government servant interested in materialistic activities.
Indeed, I am the lowest amongst men of the fourth caste.
You do not fear the Vedic injunctions stating that You should not associate with a sudra.
You were not contemptuous of my touch, although in the Vedas You are forbidden to associate with sudras.
At this time a brahmana Vaisnava came and invited the Lord for lunch, and after arranging to meet Ramananda Raya again later the Lord departed.
After finishing His evening bath, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu sat down and waited for Ramananda Raya to come.
Then Ramananda Raya, accompanied by one servant, came to meet Him.
He offered his respectful obeisances, and the Lord embraced him.
Then they both began to discuss Krsna in a secluded place for the entire night.
Again the next evening Sri Ramananda Raya visited Mahaprabhu and paid obeisances.
Mahaprabhu fondly embraced him and began questioning him as follows :
Q:What is the best education among all kinds of learning?
A:Devotion for Krsna is by far the best learning.
Q:What is the achievement of a living being?
A:The best glory is to take the post of servant of Sri Radha and Krsna.
Q:What is the best religion for a living being?
A:Love for Sri Radha-Govinda is the best religion.
Q:Which creature suffers the most?
A:A devotee who is suffering due to separation from the Lord.
Q:Who is the most liberated person?
A:One who loves Krsna is the most renounced person.
Q:Which is the best song?
A:Songs about the pastimes of Radha and Krsna.
Q:What is the greatest well-being for a living entity?
A:The association of Krsna's devotees.
Q:What is the only thing to remember?
A:Krsna's name, beauty and qualities.
Q:What is the only object of meditation?
A:The lotus feet of Radha Govinda.
Q:Which is the best place for a living entity to reside?
A:The place where Krsna's pastimes are performed.
Q:What is the best thing to hear?
A:The loving pastimes of Radha-Govinda
Q:What is the only subject matter for a living entity to sing?
A:The name of Radha Govinda.
Q:What is the fate of a person who has worldly desires and of a man who desires liberation?
A:Animate body, and celestial body.
Q:What are the characteristics of a devotee and of a knowledgeable person?
A:A so-called intelligent person, who is like a crow, eats the fruits of wisdom from the bitter Nim tree, whereas the devotee is a cuckoo who drinks the nectar of love.
Gradually Ramananda Raya could understand the position of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and when the Lord exhibited His real form, Ramananda Raya fell unconscious.
The Lord then requested Ramananda Raya, "Now there is no confidential activity unknown to you.
Keep all these talks a secret.
Please do not expose them anywhere and everywhere.
Since My activities appear to be like those of a madman, people may take them lightly and laugh.
Indeed, I am a madman, and you are also a madman.
Therefore both of us are on the same platform."
The next day, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu begged Ramananda Raya to give Him permission to leave, and at the time of farewell the Lord gave him the following orders:
"Give up all material engagements and come to Jagannatha Puri.
I will return there very soon after finishing My tour and pilgrimage.
The two of us shall remain together at Jagannatha Puri and happily pass our time discussing Krsna."
Later, with the permission of King Prataparudra, Ramananda Raya went to Puri.
Sri Svarupa Damodara was the dear-most friend of Sri Ramananda Raya.
Having written dramas on the pastimes of Krsna, Ramananda had them performed before Sri Jagannatha deva by the Devadasis of the temple.
Sri Ramananda Raya died after the disappearance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
A great statesman of that period, Ramananda was also a poet and a scholar.
When Bhavananda met Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the Lord embraced him and said, "Formerly you appeared as Pandu, and your five sons appeared as the five Pandavas."
The five sons of Bhavananda Raya were Ramananda Raya, Pattanayaka Gopinatha, Kalanidhi, Sudhanidhi and Nayaka Vaninatha.
The Gauraganoddesadipika (120-124) states that Ramananda Raya was Arjuna in his past incarnation.
He is also considered to have been an incarnation of the gopi Lalita, although in the opinion of others he was an incarnation of Visakha devi.
He was a most confidential devotee of Lord Caitanya.
Lord Caitanya said, "Although I am a sannyasi, My mind is sometimes perturbed when I see a woman.
But Ramananda Raya is greater than Me, for he is always undisturbed, even when he touches a woman."
Only Ramananda Raya was able to act in this way, no one should imitate him.
Unfortunately there are rascals who imitate the activities of Ramananda Raya.
In Lord Caitanya's final pastimes, both Ramananda Raya and Svarupa Damodara were always engaged in reciting suitable verses from Srimad Bhagavatam to pacify the Lord in His ecstatic feelings of separation from Krsna.
When Lord Caitanya was about to leave for South India, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya advised him to meet Ramananda Raya for he declared that there was no devotee as advanced in understanding the conjugal love of Krsna and the gopis.
While touring South India Lord Caitanya met Ramananda on the bank of the Godavari.
There they had a long discourse in which the Lord took the role of a student and Ramananda Raya instructed the Lord.
Lord Caitanya concluded these discourses by saying, "My dear Ramananda Raya, both you and I are madmen, and therefore we met intimately, on an equal level."
Lord Caitanya advised Ramananda Raya to resign from his government post and come back to Jagannatha Puri to live with Him.
It was Ramananda Raya who tactfully arranged a meeting between Lord Caitanya and King Prataparudra of Orissa.
Ramananda Raya was present when the Lord performed water-sports after the Rathayatra festival.
Lord Caitanya considered Ramananda Raya and Sanatana Gosvami to be equal in their renunciation, for although Ramananda Raya was a grhasta engaged in government service and Sanatana Gosvami was in the renounced order of complete detachment from material activities, they were both servants of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and kept Krsna in the center of all their activities.
Ramananda Raya was one of the three and a half personalities with whom Lord Caitanya discussed most confidential topics of Krsna consciousness.
Lord Caitanya advised Pradyumna Misra to learn the science of Krsna from Ramananda Raya.
As Subala always assisted Krsna in His dealing with Radharani in Krsnalila, so Ramananda Raya assisted Lord Caitanya in His feelings of separation from Krsna.
Ramananda Raya was the author of Jagannatha-vallabha-nataka.
In Iswar dasa's Caitanya Bhagavata (ed. A.B. Mohanty, Utkal University) a comprehensive description is given of Lord Caitanya's relationship with Ramananda Raya.
After hearing Ramananda Raya speak about the essence of premabhakti, Lord Caitanya, with tears in His eyes and overwhelmed with emotion, warmly embraced Ramananda.
In the Gurbhaktigita of Acyutananda dasa (Utkal University Vol. 3, Chapter XLIX P. 176) the author describes Ramananda as Visakha, which is supported by Svarupavarnana (ms. of Rupa Gosvami preserved in Utkal University Library, Catalogue no. O.L. 382 ) and Caitanyaganoddesa (ms. of Sadasiva Kaviraja, preserved in Orissa State Museum).
Lord Caitanya's discourses with Raya Ramananda are fully described in CC.
First of all, Srila Ramananda Raya enunciated the system of the varnasrama institution.
He recited various verses about karmarpana, stating that everything should be dedicated to the Lord.
He then spoke of detached action, knowledge mixed with devotional service, and finally the spontaneous loving service of the Lord.
After hearing Srila Ramananda Raya recite some verses, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu accepted the principle of pure devotional service devoid of all the kinds of speculation.
After this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked Ramananda Raya to explain the higher platform of devotional service.
Then Srila Ramananda Raya explained unalloyed devotional service, love of Godhead, serving the Lord with pure servitude as well as in fraternity and parental love.
Finally he spoke of serving the Lord in conjugal love.
He then spoke of how conjugal love can be developed in various ways.
This conjugal love attains its highest perfection in Srimati Radharani's love for Krsna.
He next described the position of Srimati Radharani and the transcendental mellows of love of God.
Srila Ramananda Raya then recited one verse of his own concerning the platform of ecstatic vision, technically called prem-vilasa-vivarta.
Srila Ramananda Raya also explained that all stages of conjugal love can be attained through the mercy of the residents of Vrndavana, especially by the mercy of the gopis.
All these subject matters were thus vividly described.
(BMO. P. 91-92)
The meeting of Lord Caitanya and Sri Ramananda Raya is further described in GPC.
After bathing in the River Godavari, the Lord walked a little distance from the bathing place and engaged in chanting the holy name of Krsna.
At that time, accompanied by the sounds of music, Ramananda Raya came there mounted on a palanquin to take his bath.
Many brahmanas, following the Vedic principles, accompanied Ramananda Raya.
According to the Vedic rituals, Ramananda Raya took his bath and offered oblations to his forefathers.
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu could understand that the person who had come to bathe in the river was Ramananda Raya.
The Lord wanted so much to meet him that His mind immediately began running after him.
Although the Lord was running after him mentally, He patiently remained sitting.
Ramananda Raya, seeing the wonderful sannyasi, then came to see Him.
Srila Ramananda Raya then saw Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu as brilliant as a hundred suns.
The Lord was covered by a saffron garment.
He was large in body and very strongly built, and His eyes were like lotus petals.
When Ramananda Raya saw the wonderful sannyasi, he was struck with wonder.
He went to Him and immediately offered his respectful obeisances, falling down like a rod.
The Lord stood up and asked Ramananda Raya to arise and chant the holy name of Krsna.
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then inquired whether he was Ramananda Raya, and he replied, "Yes I am Your very low servant, and I belong to the sudra community."
The Lord then embraced him very firmly.
Indeed, both the master and the servant almost lost consciousness due to ecstatic love.
After composing themselves, they sat down and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya has spoken of your good qualities, and he has made a great endeavor to convince Me to meet you.
Indeed I have come here just to meet you.
It is very good that even without making an effort I have gotten your interview here."
Ramananda Raya replied, "Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya thinks of me as his servant.
Even in my absence he is very careful to do me good.
By his mercy I have received Your interview here.
Consequently I consider that today I have become a successful human being.
I can see that You have bestowed special mercy upon Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya.
Therefore You have touched me, although I am untouchable.
This is due only to his love for You.
You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Narayana Himself, and I am only a government servant interested in materialistic activities.
Indeed, I am the lowest amongst men of the fourth caste.
You do not fear the Vedic injunctions stating that You should not associate with a sudra.
You were not contemptuous of my touch, although in the Vedas You are forbidden to associate with sudras.
At this time a brahmana Vaisnava came and invited the Lord for lunch, and after arranging to meet Ramananda Raya again later the Lord departed.
After finishing His evening bath, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu sat down and waited for Ramananda Raya to come.
Then Ramananda Raya, accompanied by one servant, came to meet Him.
He offered his respectful obeisances, and the Lord embraced him.
Then they both began to discuss Krsna in a secluded place for the entire night.
Again the next evening Sri Ramananda Raya visited Mahaprabhu and paid obeisances.
Mahaprabhu fondly embraced him and began questioning him as follows :
Q:What is the best education among all kinds of learning?
A:Devotion for Krsna is by far the best learning.
Q:What is the achievement of a living being?
A:The best glory is to take the post of servant of Sri Radha and Krsna.
Q:What is the best religion for a living being?
A:Love for Sri Radha-Govinda is the best religion.
Q:Which creature suffers the most?
A:A devotee who is suffering due to separation from the Lord.
Q:Who is the most liberated person?
A:One who loves Krsna is the most renounced person.
Q:Which is the best song?
A:Songs about the pastimes of Radha and Krsna.
Q:What is the greatest well-being for a living entity?
A:The association of Krsna's devotees.
Q:What is the only thing to remember?
A:Krsna's name, beauty and qualities.
Q:What is the only object of meditation?
A:The lotus feet of Radha Govinda.
Q:Which is the best place for a living entity to reside?
A:The place where Krsna's pastimes are performed.
Q:What is the best thing to hear?
A:The loving pastimes of Radha-Govinda
Q:What is the only subject matter for a living entity to sing?
A:The name of Radha Govinda.
Q:What is the fate of a person who has worldly desires and of a man who desires liberation?
A:Animate body, and celestial body.
Q:What are the characteristics of a devotee and of a knowledgeable person?
A:A so-called intelligent person, who is like a crow, eats the fruits of wisdom from the bitter Nim tree, whereas the devotee is a cuckoo who drinks the nectar of love.
Gradually Ramananda Raya could understand the position of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and when the Lord exhibited His real form, Ramananda Raya fell unconscious.
The Lord then requested Ramananda Raya, "Now there is no confidential activity unknown to you.
Keep all these talks a secret.
Please do not expose them anywhere and everywhere.
Since My activities appear to be like those of a madman, people may take them lightly and laugh.
Indeed, I am a madman, and you are also a madman.
Therefore both of us are on the same platform."
The next day, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu begged Ramananda Raya to give Him permission to leave, and at the time of farewell the Lord gave him the following orders:
"Give up all material engagements and come to Jagannatha Puri.
I will return there very soon after finishing My tour and pilgrimage.
The two of us shall remain together at Jagannatha Puri and happily pass our time discussing Krsna."
Later, with the permission of King Prataparudra, Ramananda Raya went to Puri.
Sri Svarupa Damodara was the dear-most friend of Sri Ramananda Raya.
Having written dramas on the pastimes of Krsna, Ramananda had them performed before Sri Jagannatha deva by the Devadasis of the temple.
Sri Ramananda Raya died after the disappearance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
Rāmānanda era el Gobernador de Godavari Este y Oeste y un ministro del rey Prataparudra .
Un gran estadista de la época, Rāmānanda fue también un poeta y un erudito.
Cuando Bhavananda reunió Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu , el Señor le abrazó y le dijo: "Antes que te apareciste como Pandu , y sus cinco hijos apareció como los cinco Pandavas. "
Los cinco hijos de Bhavananda Raya eran Ramananda Roy , Paṭṭanāyaka Gopinatha , Kalanidhi , Sudhanidhi y Nayaka Vāṇīnātha .
El Gauraganoddesadipika ( 120-124 ) afirma que Ramananda Roy era Arjuna en su encarnación pasada .
También se considera que ha sido una encarnación de la gopi Lalita , aunque en la opinión de los demás que él era una encarnación de Visakha devi .
Él era un devoto más confidencial del Señor Caitanya .
El Señor Caitanya dijo: " Aunque soy un sannyasi , Mi mente está perturbada a veces cuando veo a una mujer.
Pero Ramananda Roy es superior a mí , porque siempre se ve alterado , incluso cuando lo que toca a una mujer. "
Sólo Ramananda Roy fue capaz de actuar de esta manera , nadie debería imitarlo .
Por desgracia, hay sinvergüenzas que imitan las actividades de Ramananda Roy .
En los pasatiempos finales del Señor Caitanya , tanto a Ramananda Raya y Svarupa Damodara siempre se dedicaban a recitar versos adecuados de Srimad Bhagavatam para pacificar al Señor en Sus sentimientos extáticos de separación de Krishna.
Cuando el Señor Caitanya estaba a punto de salir para el sur de la India, Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya le aconsejó que cumplir Ramananda Roy pues declaró que no había ningún devoto tan avanzado en la comprensión del amor conyugal de Krishna y las gopis.
Durante la gira sur de la India Señor Caitanya se reunió Rāmānanda en la orilla del Godavari .
Allí tuvieron un largo discurso en el que el Señor tomó el papel de un estudiante y Ramananda Roy instruyó el Señor .
Señor Caitanya llegó a la conclusión de estos discursos diciendo: " Mi querido Ramananda Roy , usted y yo somos locos, y por lo tanto nos encontramos íntimamente , en igualdad de condiciones . "
Señor Caitanya aconsejó Ramananda Roy a dimitir de su cargo en el gobierno y volver a Jagannatha Puri a vivir con él.
Fue Ramananda Roy , que con mucho tacto organizó una reunión entre el Señor Caitanya y el Rey Prataparudra de Orissa.
Ramananda Roy estuvo presente cuando el Señor realiza deportes acuáticos después del festival Rathayatra .
Señor Caitanya considera Ramananda Roy y Sanatana Gosvami ser iguales en su renuncia, pues aunque Ramananda Roy era un grhasta ocupado en el servicio del gobierno y Sanatana Gosvami estaba en la orden de renuncia de completo desapego de las actividades materiales , ambos eran sirvientes de la Suprema Personalidad de Dios y siguió a Krishna en el centro de todas sus actividades.
Ramananda Roy fue una de las personalidades tres años y medio con el que el Señor Caitanya discutió temas más confidenciales de la conciencia de Krishna .
Señor Caitanya aconsejó Pradyumna Misra aprender la ciencia de Krishna de Ramananda Roy .
Como Subala siempre asistido a Krishna en Su trato con Radharani en Krsnalila , así Ramananda Roy asistido Señor Caitanya en Sus sentimientos de separación de Krishna.
Ramananda Roy fue el autor de Jagannatha - vallabha - nāṭaka .
En la Iswar dasa Chaitanya Bhagavata ( ed. AB Mohanty , Universidad Utkal ) se da una descripción completa de la relación del Señor Caitanya con Ramananda Roy .
Después de escuchar a Ramananda Roy hablar de la esencia de premabhakti , el Señor Caitanya , con lágrimas en los ojos y abrumado por la emoción, muy bien acogido Rāmānanda .
En el Gurbhaktigita de Acyutananda dasa ( Utkal Universidad vol. 3, capítulo XLIX P. 176 ) , el autor describe como Rāmānanda Visakha , que es apoyado por Svarupavarnana (Sra. de Rupa Gosvami conserva en la Biblioteca de la Universidad Utkal , Ref. OL 382 ) y Caitanyaganoddesa (Sra. de Sadasiva Kaviraja , conservado en el Museo Estatal de Orissa ) .
Discursos del Señor Caitanya con Raya Rāmānanda se describen detalladamente en CC .
En primer lugar, Srila Ramananda Roy enunció el sistema de la institución varnasrama .
Él recitó varios versos sobre karmarpana , afirmando que todo debe ser dedicado al Señor .
Luego habló de la acción individual, el conocimiento se mezcla con el servicio devocional , y, finalmente, el servicio amoroso espontáneo del Señor.
Después de escuchar a Srila Ramananda Roy recitar algunos versos , Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu aceptó el principio del servicio devocional puro desprovisto de todos los tipos de especulación.
Después de esto, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu pidió a Ramananda Raya para explicar la plataforma más alta del servicio devocional.
Entonces Srila Ramananda Roy explicó servicio devocional puro , el amor de Dios, sirviendo al Señor con la servidumbre pura , así como en la fraternidad y el amor de los padres.
Finalmente habló de servir al Señor en el amor conyugal .
Luego habló de cómo el amor conyugal puede desarrollarse de varias maneras.
Este amor conyugal alcanza su máxima perfección en el amor de Srimati Radharani por Krsna .
Se describe a continuación la posición de Srimati Radharani y las melosidades trascendentales del amor de Dios.
Srila Ramananda Roy Luego recitó un verso de su propia relación con la plataforma de la visión extática , técnicamente llamada prem - vilasa - vivarta .
Srila Ramananda Roy también explicó que todas las etapas del amor conyugal se pueden lograr a través de la misericordia de los residentes de Vrndavana , sobre todo por la misericordia de las gopis.
Todos estos temas se describen por lo tanto claramente .
( BMO. P. 91-92 )
El encuentro del Señor Caitanya y Sri Ramananda Roy se describe además en GPC.
Después de bañarse en el río Godavari , el Señor se dirigió a poca distancia de la zona de baño y se dedicó a cantar el santo nombre de Krishna.
En ese momento , acompañado por los sonidos de la música , Ramananda Roy llegó allí montado en un palanquín para tomar su baño .
Muchos brahmanes , siguiendo los principios védicos , acompañados de Ramananda Raya.
De acuerdo a los rituales védicos , Ramananda Roy tomó su baño y ofreció oblaciones a sus antepasados.
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu pudo entender que la persona que había ido a bañarse en el río era Ramananda Roy .
El Señor quería tanto a su encuentro que Su mente inmediatamente comenzó a correr tras él .
Aunque el Señor estaba corriendo tras él mentalmente , Pacientemente permaneció sentado .
Ramananda Roy , al ver el maravilloso sannyasi , y luego vino a verle.
Srila Ramananda Roy entonces vio Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu tan brillante como cien soles.
El Señor estaba cubierto por un manto azafrán.
Él era grande en el cuerpo y muy fuertemente construida, y sus ojos eran como pétalos de loto.
Cuando Ramananda Roy vio el maravilloso sannyasi , se quedó muy asombrado .
Fue a él e inmediatamente ofreció sus respetuosas reverencias , cayendo como una vara .
El Señor se levantó y preguntó Ramananda Roy levantarse y cantar el santo nombre de Krishna.
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu preguntó entonces si él era Ramananda Roy , y él respondió: "Sí yo soy tu siervo muy bajo , y yo pertenezco a la comunidad sudra . "
Entonces el Señor le abrazó con mucha firmeza .
De hecho, tanto el amo y el sirviente casi perdió el conocimiento debido al amor extático.
Después de componer ellos mismos, se sentaron y Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu dijo , " Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya ha hablado de sus buenas cualidades , y él ha hecho un gran esfuerzo para convencer a mí conocerte.
De hecho he venido aquí sólo para conocerte.
Es muy bueno que incluso sin hacer un esfuerzo he conseguido la entrevista aquí. "
Ramananda Roy respondió: " Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya piensa en mí como su sirviente .
Incluso en mi ausencia que él es muy cuidadoso para hacerme bien .
Por su misericordia he recibido su entrevista aquí .
En consecuencia , considero que hoy me he convertido en un ser humano exitoso.
Veo que has concedido misericordia especial a Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya .
Por lo tanto me has tocado, aunque soy intocable.
Esto se debe sólo a su amor por Ti .
Tú eres la Suprema Personalidad de Dios , Narayana mismo , y yo no soy más que un funcionario del gobierno interesado en actividades materialistas .
De hecho , yo soy el más bajo entre los hombres de la cuarta casta .
No temáis a los mandamientos védicos que indica que no debe asociarse con un sudra .
No estabas despectivo de mi tacto, aunque en los Vedas le prohíbe asociarse con sudras .
En este momento un brahmana Vaisnava vino e invitó al Señor para el almuerzo, y después de arreglar para cumplir con Ramananda Roy de nuevo más tarde el Señor se apartó .
Después de terminar su baño por la noche , Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu se sentó y esperó a Ramananda Roy por venir.
Entonces Ramananda Roy , acompañado por un criado , le salió al encuentro .
Él ofreció sus respetuosas reverencias , y el Señor lo abrazó.
Luego los dos comenzaron a discutir Krishna en un lugar apartado para toda la noche.
De nuevo la noche siguiente Sri Ramananda Roy visitó Mahaprabhu y pagó reverencias.
Mahaprabhu cariñosamente lo abrazó y empezó a cuestionar la forma siguiente:
Q : ¿Cuál es la mejor educación entre todos los tipos de aprendizaje?
A: La devoción por Krishna es por lejos el mejor aprendizaje .
Q : ¿Cuál es el logro de un ser vivo ?
R: La mejor gloria es para tomar el puesto de sirviente de Sri Radha y Krishna .
Q : ¿Cuál es la mejor religión para un ser vivo ?
A: El amor por Sri Radha -Govinda es la mejor religión .
Q : ¿Qué criatura sufre más?
A: Un devoto que está sufriendo debido a la separación del Señor .
Q : ¿Quién es la persona más liberada ?
R: El que ama a Krishna es la persona más renunciado .
Q : ¿Cuál es la mejor canción ?
A: Canciones sobre los pasatiempos de Radha y Krishna .
Q : ¿Cuál es el mayor bienestar para la entidad viviente ?
R: La asociación de los devotos de Krishna .
Q : ¿Cuál es la única cosa a recordar ?
R: El nombre de Krishna , la belleza y cualidades.
Q : ¿Cuál es el único objeto de la meditación ?
R: Los pies de loto de Radha Govinda .
Q : ¿Cuál es el mejor lugar para una entidad viviente para residir ?
A: El lugar donde se realizan los pasatiempos de Krishna .
Q : ¿Cuál es la mejor que se puede escuchar ?
A: Los pasatiempos amorosos de Radha -Govinda
Q : ¿Cuál es la única materia para una entidad que vive para cantar ?
R: El nombre de Radha Govinda .
Q : ¿Cuál es el destino de una persona que tiene deseos mundanos y de un hombre que desea la liberación?
A: cuerpo animado , y el cuerpo celeste.
Q : ¿Cuáles son las características de un devoto y de una persona bien informada ?
R: Una persona inteligente de la llamada, que es como un cuervo, se come los frutos de la sabiduría del árbol Nim amargo, mientras que el devoto es un cuco que bebe el néctar del amor.
Gradualmente Ramananda Roy podía entender la posición de Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu , y cuando el Señor exhibió Su forma real , Ramananda Roy cayó inconsciente.
Entonces, el Señor pidió a Ramananda Raya, "Ahora no hay ninguna actividad confidencial desconocido para usted .
Mantenga todas estas conversaciones en secreto .
Por favor, no exponerlos en cualquier lugar y en todas partes.
Desde Mis actividades parecen ser como las de un loco , la gente puede tomar a la ligera y se ríen .
De hecho , yo soy un loco, y tú eres también un loco.
Por lo tanto, los dos estamos en la misma plataforma " .
Al día siguiente , Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu rogó Ramananda Roy que le diera permiso para salir , y en el momento de la despedida que el Señor le dio las siguientes órdenes :
" Abandona todas las ocupaciones materiales y venir a Jagannatha Puri.
Voy a volver allí muy pronto después de terminar mi gira y peregrinación.
Los dos permanecerán juntos en Jagannatha Puri y felizmente pasar nuestro tiempo discutiendo Krishna. "
Más tarde, con el permiso del rey Prataparudra , Ramananda Roy fue a Puri.
Sri Svarupa Damodara fue la querida - más amigo de Sri Ramananda Roy .
Después de haber escrito dramas en los pasatiempos de Krishna, Rāmānanda les había realizado antes de Sri Jagannatha deva por los Devadasis del templo.
Sri Ramananda Roy murió después de la desaparición de Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
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