Wishing everyone, Happy Dussera,..
Demon Ravana being completely overpowered, vanquished, shadowed and killed by Lord Ramachandra. A large effigy of Ravana is ceremoniously burned with huge pump and ceremony all over India, celebrating the victory of goodness over evil, love over lust.
Padmanabha (Asvina) month, 10th day of waxing moon, Vijayotsava.
In the pastimes of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu he absorbed Himself in the transcendental lila of Lord Ramacandra in the following manner as recorded by Srila Krishna dasa Kaviraj Goswami.
Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita Madhya-lila Chapter 15 Texts 32-35.
Madhya 15.32
vijaya-dasami——lanka-vijayera dine
vanara-sainya kaila prabhu lana bhakta-gane
vijaya-dasami——lanka-vijayera dine
vanara-sainya kaila prabhu lana bhakta-gane
TRANSLATION
On the victory day celebrating the conquest of Lanka–a day known as Vijaya-dasami–Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu dressed up all His devotees like monkey soldiers.
On the victory day celebrating the conquest of Lanka–a day known as Vijaya-dasami–Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu dressed up all His devotees like monkey soldiers.
Madhya 15.33
hanuman-avese prabhu vriksha-sakha lana
lanka-gade cadi’ phele gada bhangiya
hanuman-avese prabhu vriksha-sakha lana
lanka-gade cadi’ phele gada bhangiya
TRANSLATION
Displaying the emotions of Hanuman, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu took up a large tree branch, and, mounting the walls of the Lanka fort, began to dismantle it.
Displaying the emotions of Hanuman, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu took up a large tree branch, and, mounting the walls of the Lanka fort, began to dismantle it.
Madhya 15.34
‘kahanre ravna’ prabhu kahe krodhavese
jagan-mata hare papi, marimu savamse’
‘kahanre ravna’ prabhu kahe krodhavese
jagan-mata hare papi, marimu savamse’
TRANSLATION
In the ecstasy of Hanuman, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu angrily said, “Where is the rascal Ravana? He has kidnapped the universal mother, Sita. Now I shall kill him and all his family.”
In the ecstasy of Hanuman, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu angrily said, “Where is the rascal Ravana? He has kidnapped the universal mother, Sita. Now I shall kill him and all his family.”
Madhya 15.35
gosanira avesa dekhi’ loke camatkara
sarva-loka jaya’ jaya’ bale bara bara
gosanira avesa dekhi’ loke camatkara
sarva-loka jaya’ jaya’ bale bara bara
TRANSLATION
Everyone became very astonished to see the emotional ecstasy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and everyone began to chant, “All glories! All glories!” again and again.
Everyone became very astonished to see the emotional ecstasy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and everyone began to chant, “All glories! All glories!” again and again.
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What Lord Ram, did in tretaya yuga, Lord Chaitanya who is Krishna himself, is doing the same thing in kaliyuga. He is killing the Ravana within everyone of us, by giving us a simple process of chanting the holy name.
“HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE
HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE”
Sri Rama Chandra Bhagavan ki Jaya, Sri Rama Vijayotsav ki Jaya, Sri Vijaya Dasami Mahotsav ki Jaya.
What Lord Ram, did in tretaya yuga, Lord Chaitanya who is Krishna himself, is doing the same thing in kaliyuga. He is killing the Ravana within everyone of us, by giving us a simple process of chanting the holy name.
“HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE
HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE”
Sri Rama Chandra Bhagavan ki Jaya, Sri Rama Vijayotsav ki Jaya, Sri Vijaya Dasami Mahotsav ki Jaya.
HARE KRISHNA, SRI CHAITANYA ISHWARA..
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