When ten days had passed, Govinda again told Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, “It is the desire of Jagadānanda Paṇḍita that Your Lordship accept the oil.” (111) When the Lord heard this, He angrily said, “Why not keep a masseur to massage Me? (112) “Have I taken sannyāsa for such happiness? Accepting this oil would bring My ruination, and all of you would laugh. (113) “If someone passing on the road smelled this oil on My head, he would think Me a dārī sannyāsī, a tantric sannyāsī who keeps women.” (114) Hearing these words of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Govinda remained silent. The next morning, Jagadānanda went to see the Lord. (115)
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said to Jagadānanda Paṇḍita, “My dear Paṇḍita, you have brought Me some oil from Bengal, but since I am in the renounced order, I cannot accept it. (116) “Deliver the oil to the temple of Jagannātha so that it may be burned in the lamps. Thus your labor in preparing the oil will be fruitful.” (117) Jagadānanda Paṇḍita replied, “Who When ten days had passed, Govinda again told Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, “It is the desire of Jagadānanda Paṇḍita that Your Lordship accept the oil.” (111) When the Lord heard this, He angrily said, “Why not keep a masseur to massage Me? (112) “Have I taken sannyāsa for such happiness? Accepting this oil would bring My ruination, and all of you would laugh. (113)
“If someone passing on the road smelled this oil on My head, he would think Me a dārī sannyāsī, a tantric sannyāsī who keeps women.” (114) Hearing these words of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Govinda remained silent. The next morning, Jagadānanda went to see the Lord. (115) Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said to Jagadānanda Paṇḍita, “My dear Paṇḍita, you have brought Me some oil from Bengal, but since I am in the renounced order, I cannot accept it. (116) “Deliver the oil to the temple of Jagannātha so that it may be burned in the lamps. Thus your labor in preparing the oil will be fruitful.” (117) Jagadānanda Paṇḍita replied, “Who tells You all these false stories? I never brought any oil from Bengal.” (118) After saying this, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita took the jug of oil from the room and threw it down before Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in the courtyard and broke it. (119)
After breaking the jug, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita returned to his residence, bolted the door and lay down. (120) Three days later, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to the door of his room and said, “My dear Jagadānanda Paṇḍita, please get up. (121) “I want you personally to cook My lunch today. I am going now to see the Lord in the temple. I shall return at noon.” (122) After Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said this and left, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita got up from his bed, bathed and began to cook varieties of vegetables. (123) After finishing His noontime ritualistic duties, the Lord arrived for lunch. Jagadānanda Paṇḍita washed the Lord’s feet and gave the Lord a sitting place. (124) He had cooked fine rice, mixed it with ghee and piled it high on a banana leaf. There were also varieties of vegetables, placed all around in pots made of banana tree bark. (125) On the rice and vegetables were tulasī flowers, and in front of the Lord were cakes, sweet rice and other prasādam of Jagannātha. (126) The Lord said, “Spread another leaf with a helping of rice and vegetables so that today you and I may take lunch together.” (127) Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu kept His hands raised and would not accept the prasādam until Jagadānanda Paṇḍita, with great affection and love, spoke the following words. (128)
“Please first take prasādam Yourself, and I shall eat later. I shall not refuse Your request.” (129) In great happiness, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then accepted the lunch. When He had tasted the vegetables, He again began to speak. (130) “Even when you cook in an angry mood,” He said, “the food is very delicious. This shows how pleased Kṛṣṇa is with you. (131) “Because He will personally eat the food, Kṛṣṇa makes you cook so nicely. (132) “You offer such nectarean rice to Kṛṣṇa. Who can estimate the limit of your fortune?” (133) Jagadānanda Paṇḍita replied, “He who will eat has cooked this. As far as I am concerned, I simply collect the ingredients.” (134) Jagadānanda Paṇḍita continued to offer the Lord varieties of vegetables. Out of fear, the Lord said nothing but continued eating happily. (135) Jagadānanda Paṇḍita eagerly forced the Lord to eat so much that He ate ten times more than on other days. (136)
Again and again when the Lord wished to get up, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita would feed Him more vegetables. (137) Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu dared not forbid him to feed Him more. He just continued eating, fearful that Jagadānanda would fast if He stopped. (138) At last the Lord respectfully submitted, “My dear Jagadānanda, you have already made Me eat ten times more than I am used to. Now please stop.” (139) Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stood up and washed His hands and mouth, while Jagadānanda Paṇḍita brought spices, a garland and sandalwood pulp. (140) Accepting the sandalwood pulp and garland, the Lord sat down and said, “Now, in front of Me, you must eat.” (141) Jagadānanda replied, “My Lord, You go take rest. I shall take prasādam after I finish making some arrangements. (142) “Rāmāi Paṇḍita and Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa did the cooking, and I want to give them some rice and vegetables.” (143) Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then told Govinda, “You remain here. When the Paṇḍita has taken his food, come inform Me.” (144)
After Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had said this and left, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita spoke to Govinda. (145) “Go quickly and massage the Lord’s feet,” he said. “You may tell Him, ‘The Paṇḍita has just sat down to take his meal.’ (146) “I shall keep some remnants of the Lord’s food for you. When He is asleep, come and take your portion.” (147) Jagadānanda Paṇḍita thus distributed remnants of the Lord’s food to Rāmāi, Nandāi, Govinda and Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa. (148) He also personally ate the remnants of food left by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Then the Lord again sent Govinda. (149) The Lord told him, “Go see whether Jagadānanda Paṇḍita is eating. Then quickly return and let Me know.” (150) Seeing that Jagadānanda Paṇḍita was indeed eating, Govinda informed the Lord, who then became peaceful and went to sleep. (151) The affectionate loving exchanges between Jagadānanda Paṇḍita and Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued in this manner, exactly like the exchanges between Satyabhāmā and Lord Kṛṣṇa related in Śrīmad- Bhāgavatam. (152)
Who can estimate the limit of Jagadānanda Paṇḍita’s fortune? He himself is the example of his own great fortune. (153) Anyone who hears about the loving exchanges between Jagadānanda Paṇḍita and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, or who reads Jagadānanda’s book Prema- vivarta, can understand what love is. Moreover, he achieves ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa. (154) Praying at the lotus feet of Śrī Rūpa and Śrī Raghunātha, always desiring their mercy, I, Kṛṣṇadāsa, narrate Śrī Caitanya- caritāmṛta, following in their footsteps. (155)
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