All the hilly sand dunes in this area are known as Cataka Parvata where Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu enjoyed ecstatic pastimes. One day while Mahaprabhu was going to bathe in the ocean He mistook the sand dune named Cataka-parvata to be Govardhana Hill and ran toward it while uttering verse from Srimad Bhagavatam 10.21.18: “Of all the devotees, this Govardhana Hill is the best! O my friends, this hill supplies Krishna and Balarama, along with Their calves, cows and cowherd friends, with all kinds of necessities — water for drinking, very soft grass, caves, fruits, flowers and vegetables. In this way the hill offers respects to the Lord. Being touched by the lotus feet of Krishna and Balarama, Govardhana Hill appears very jubilant.”
Sri Caitanyadeva’s personal servant Govinda followed but he failed to catch the Lord. Svarupa Damodara Goswami, Jagadananda Pandita, Gadadhara Pandita, Ramai, Nandai and Sankara Pandita roared tumultuously as they ran after Mahaprabhu. Bhagavan Acarya, who was lame, trudged along very slowly. Although Gauranga was running at the speed of wind, He suddenly became stunned in ecstasy (stamba-bhava) losing all power to move.
Within seconds, Sri Caitanyadeva manifested all asta-sattvika vikara, 8 transformations of divine ecstasy- stupor (stamba), perspiration (sveda), horripilation (romancha), choking of the voice (svara-bhanga), trembling (vepathu), changes in color (vaivarnya), profuse weeping (asru), and loss of external consciousness (pralaya). Gaura’s transcendental body flushed with thrill bumps and His bodily hairs, standing on end (romancha), appeared like kadamba flowers. Blood and perspiration (sveda) flowed incessantly from every pore of Gauranga’s body. He could not speak a word but simply produced a gargling sound within His throat (svara-bhanga). Unlimited tears poured from Mahaprabhu’s eyes like Ganga and Yamuna flowing into the sea. Mahaprabhu’s golden form turned white like a conch shell, and He trembled like the waves in sea and then collapsed on the ground.
Upon seeing the divine rapture visible in Mahaprabhu’s body, Svarupa Damodara Goswami and all the devotees became struck with wonder and cried. Devotees performed loud kirtana and wasked Gauranga’s divine body with cold water. After listening for a long time, Mahaprabhu suddenly stood up and chanted, “Haribol!”. Upon returning to half external consciousness, Mahaprabhu spoke: “Who has brought Me here from Govardhana Hill? I was seeing Sri Krishna’s pastimes, but now I cannot see them. Today I went from here to Govardhana Hill to find out if Krishna was tending His cows there. I saw Sri Krishna climbing Govardhana Hill and playing His flute, surrounded on all sides by grazing cows.
Hearing the vibration of Krishna’s flute, Venunanda, Radha Thakurani and all Her gopi friends came there to meet Syama. They awere all very nicely dressed. When Krishna and Srimati Radhika entered a cave together, the other gopies asked Me to pick some flowers. Just the, all of you made a tumultuous sound and carried Me from there to this palce. Why have you brought Me here, causing Me unnecessary pain? I had a chance to see Krishna’s pastimes, but I could not see them”. Saying this, Mahaprabhu wept and then so did the Vaishnavas upon seeing Gauranga’s condition. [Caitanya Caritamrta Antya Lila 14.84-119]
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