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The date of Mukunda’s appearance ja e ka bhrama kori’ ka-sevā kare nā is not known, but the Abhidhān gives the day of One who is lazy in properly understanding his disappearance as the rāsa-pūrimā, the full vaiava philosophical conclusions can never moon day of the month of Kartika. become free from anarthas, unwanted bad hab- Caitanya-caritāmta (ādi 10.78) describes its and philosophical misconceptions that im- that Mukunda Das and his son Raghunandan pede devotional service. One who mistakes Thakur were the thirty-ninth branch of the tree Krishna as belonging to the material plane can of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. never render actual service to the Lord. (28) In his purport to that verse, Srila Prabhupada ka-nāme bhakta kabhu ja a-buddhi kare nā has described: anartha nā gele nāme rūpa dekhā deya nā Sri Mukunda Das was the son of Narayan Das A genuine devotee never maintains materi- and eldest brother of Narahari Sarkar. His second alistic conceptions about the holy name of brother’s name was Madhav Das and his son was Sri Krishna-kathamrita Bindu Issue Forty-two, Page — 3 named Raghunandan Das. Descendants of When Mahaprabhu heard this, He was very Raghunandan Das still live four miles west of pleased. He said, “Yes, yā hā haite ka-bhakti Katwa in the village named Sri Khanda, where sei guru haya — He who gives us ka-bhakti Raghunandan Das used to live. Raghunandan is guru.” (Cc. madhya 15.115-117) had one son named Kanai, who had two sons— Khandavasi Mukunda Das was a Madan Ray, who was a disciple of Narahari bādaśāha, Thakura, and Vamsivadan. It is estimated that at physician in the court of the least four hundred men descended in this dynasty. Muslim ruler, but that was only external. All their names are recorded in the village of Sri In his heart he was always fixed at the lotus Khanda. In the Gaura-gaoddeśa-dīpikā (175) feet of Krishna. He was always thinking of it is stated that the gopī whose name was Vrinda- Krishna. He was a dear devotee of Krishna devi became Mukunda Das, lived in Sri Khanda because in ka-līlā he is Vrinda-devi. village, and was very dear to Sri Chaitanya Once Mukunda Das was sitting on a chair Mahaprabhu. His wonderful devotion and love before the bādaśāha, the Muslim ruler. for Krishna are described in the Caitanya- Mukunda Das was giving some caritāmta, madhya-līlā, chapter fifteen. prescription for medicines. They were The following comments by Sri Srimad Gour talking about diseases and the medical Govinda Swami on the above purport are treatment for them. At that time a servant excerpted from Chapter 8 of the forthcoming of the bādaśāha came with an umbrella book “Mathura Meets Vrindaban” from Gopal made of peacock feathers and held it over Jiu Publications: the head of the Muslim ruler. As soon as The wonderful devotion and love for Krishna Mukunda Das saw the peacock feathers he of Khandavasi Mukunda Das are described in became ecstatic, because the peacock Caitanya-caritāmta, madhya-līlā, chapter feathers reminded him of Krishna. Only fifteen. His son, Raghunandan, is also a very Krishna wears a peacock feather. No one dear devotee of Mahaprabhu and a pure else can put on a peacock feather. As soon ka-bhakta, a very dear devotee of Krishna. as Mukunda Das saw it he became so In texts 113 and 114 of that chapter it is ecstatic that he fainted and fell from the described that in fun Mahaprabhu once chair onto the ground. The bādaśāha asked Mukunda Das, “You are the father and thought, “What happened to this vaidya, Raghunandan is your son, or is physician? He might have met his death.” Raghunandan your father and you are his The Muslim ruler got down from his seat son? Please tell Me definitely who is father and sprinkled water over Mukunda’s face. and who is son?” Mukunda Das is a very dear After some time, Mukunda Das regained devotee of Krishna because he was Vrinda- consciousness. Then the bādaśāha asked devi in ka-līlā. Mukunda Das has such him, “What happened to you? Why did ka-prema, gopī-prema, rādhā-prema! you fall down from your seat? You might Raghunandan is also a dear devotee of have been seriously hurt.” Krishna. Mukunda Das is amānī mānada. He Mukunda said, “No, bādaśāha, I am not never demands respect; rather, he offers seriously hurt.” respect to one and all. The bādaśāha asked, “Why did you fall down?” “O my lord, I have a disease, mgī-vyādhi. mukunda kahe — raghunandana mora ‘pitā’ haya āmi tāra ‘putra’ — ei āmāra niścaya Sometimes my head reels and I fall down. It is nothing more than that.” Mukunda Das said, “Oh Mahaprabhu, I tell But that was not true. When he saw the you definitely: Raghunandan is my father and peacock feathers, his ka-prema, love of I am his son.” Krishna, swelled up. He became so ecstatic āmā sabāra ka-bhakti raghunandana haite he could not check himself. He forgot his own ataeva pitā — raghunandana āmāra niścite existence and fell unconscious in ecstasy. We have all developed ka-bhakti because Mukunda did not openly speak about his of Raghunandan. He is such a great, dear ecstatic symptoms before the bādaśāha. devotee of Krishna. Therefore Raghunandan Rather he attributed his fall to mgī-vyādhi, is definitely my father. epilepsy. This is proper. It is said: Don’t Issue Forty-two, Page — 4 é[q k* Z