Today we went to the village of Dandabhanga after we had our mangala aarti at Tota Gopinath and then SB class.
This sacred place is where Lord Nityananda Prabhu broke Gauranga’s sannyasa danda in three pieces. When Sriman Mahaprabhu went alone to visit the temple of Lord Siva known as Kapatesvara Mahadev, Lord Nityananda, taking advantage of the absence of Mahaprabhu, broke His danda (staff) into three pieces and threw it into the sacred waters of river Kancha (the tributary of river Bhargavi).
Importance:
danda-bhanga-lila ei parama gambhira sei bujhe
dunhara pade yanra bhakti dhira (Sri Caitanya-Caritamrta, Madhya Lila, 5, 158)
The devotees could not understand why Nityananda Prabhu broke the staff, why Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu permitted him to do so, or why, after permitting Him, Caitanya Mahaprabhu became angry. This Dandabhanga pastime, of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Lord Nityananda Prabhu, is supremely deep, supremely grave and supremely hidden. Only to him, who is unflinchingly surrendered and soberly fixed at the Divine Lotus Feet of the two Lords, in his heart of hearts, can the immeasurable glories of this great eternal pastime be revealed.
Danda Bhanga is located in the village of Candanpur on main road to Bhubanesvara, 10km, from Sri Jagannatha Puri Dhama. After the occurrence of this wonderful pastime, the river subsequently came to known as river Dandabhanga, meaning breaking of the staff. This unique pastime place of Gaura-lila, Sri Caitanya Danda Bhanga Lila Kunja, is being developed by ISKCON under the guidance of Sriman Sacinandana Das, a disciple of nitya-lila-pravista His Holiness Gaura Govinda Swami.
Danda Bhanga pastime: Sri Caitanya-Caritamrta Madhya Lila Chapter 5, text 140 to 158 - http://vedabase.net/cc/madhya/5/140/en
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Tomorrow we have a free day we will start with Q&A and then we prepare to travel to Sridham Mayapur.
Hare Krishna!
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