Nityananda Caritamrta

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The Deliverance of Jagäi and Mädhäi
very well. Just you wait and see. Within a few days He will bring
those two drunkards to the assembly of devotees.”
While speaking this way, Advaita Äcärya became somewhat
agitated. In a grave voice, He said, “We will soon see Lord
Caitanya’s wonderful love and devotion towards Lord Kåñëa
become manifest, as well as His power to induce everyone to
dance and chant for Kåñëa. Tomorrow Nimäi and Nitäi will
bring these two drunkards here and dance with them. Nimäi
and Nitäi will not neglect them in consideration of their degraded
condition, but I think you and I had better leave this
place to safeguard our social prestige.”
Seeing Advaita Äcärya’s angry mood, Haridäsa Öhäkura
began to laugh. He was convinced that without a doubt the two
drunkards would soon be delivered. Who can understand the
words of Advaita Äcärya? Only Haridäsa Prabhu understood
their meaning. Nowadays, so many sinful persons take shelter
of Advaita Äcärya and criticize Gadädhara Paëòita. Thus, they
are soon vanquished. A sinful person who takes the side of one
Vaiñëava while criticizing another will surely be destroyed.
The two drunkards, Jagäi and Mädhäi, wandered all over
Navadvépa. One day, they came to the bathing ghäöa at the
Ganges where Lord Caitanya usually bathed. By the will of
providence, the drunkards made their camp at that ghäöa. During
the day, they would wander around Navadvépa, searching
for their prey. All the people, including highly respectable, rich
and famous artisans were very afraid of them. After dusk, no
one dared go to the Ganges to bathe. If someone went, he would
go with a group of ten or twenty men.
At night, the two drunkards stayed near the Lord’s house
and thus remained awake all night hearing the sounds of kértana.
As the mådaìgas and karatälas sounded during kértana,
the two drunkards would happily dance. They could hear the
kértana from afar. As soon as they heard the sacred sounds of
kértana, they would dance and drink more wine. Whenever kértana
began, they got up and danced. Wine bewildered their intelligence
to such a degree that they never knew where they had
just been, nor did they consider where they would go next.
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