The world was then too engrossed in materialistic pursuits to cultivate the eternal loving relationship with the Supreme Lord; all the devotees of the Lord felt despondent because of it.Although some scholars were lecturing on the Srimad Bhagavatam and Bhagavad Gita but neither the lecturers nor the audience accepted or appreciated the devotional essence of these texts. Devananda Pandita was also lecturing on the Bhagavatam in those days. He was very erudite and gentle, people respected him. He lectured continuously on the Bhagavatam and maintained strict celibacy vows like a sannyasa.One day while he was lecturing on the Bhagavatam to a group of students, Srivas pandita thirsting to hear the transcendental sound of the Bhagavatam came and sat in the audience. Every syllable of the Bhagavatam is steeped in the nectar of love of God; when they entered Srivas Pandits's ears his heart melted in loving ecstasy. He began to cry and sigh deeply the students around him were mundane, agnostic logicians who felt disturbed by Srivas Pandit, and they said, "this man is creating nuisance, we cannot study in this atmosphere, it is a waste of time for us." Srivas Pandit is very dear to Lord Gauracandra and a highly elevated Vaisnava who can deliver the entire world, he was un- aware of others comments, and unchecked tears streamed out in ecstatic love.The students then plotted amongst themselves and dragged Srivas Pandit out of the house. Devananda Pandita did not utter a word in protest; when the teacher is bereft of devotional understanding his students are also expected to be the same. When Srivas Pandit came out of his ecstatic trance he returned home, his feelings were hurt.
 
 

The servants of the Vaisnava devotees are not just anybody. The Vedic scriptures describe them as, "the most elevated souls" such were the extra-ordinary activities of Murari Gupta. The Lord showered His blessings on Murari constantly. Whosoever hears these transcendental activities of the pure devotee Murari will indeed experience divine love.On another occasion Lord Caitanya was in Srivas Pandita's house. Suddenly the Lord manifest His real form as the Supreme Godhead with four arms holding the conchshell, disc, mace and lotus; He began to loudly call out, "Garuda, Garuda!" Just then Murari Gupta roaring loudly came running to Srivas' house in a devotional trance. His person became surcharged with the mood of Garuda and he said, "I am Garuda, that great devotee. "As the Lord called for Garuda again Murari Gupta replied, "I am here my Lord, your servant." The Lord said, "yes, you are my carrier" and Murari said, "yes, yes my Lord.
 
 

The reason for My advent in this incarnation is to freely distribute love of Godhead. O Narada, and Srivas ask all you can I am here to give."When Lord Nityananda saw this manifestation of the Lord He immediately held the opened umbrella above Lord Caitanya's head. Gadadhara Pandit was busy preparing betel for the Lord and the others began to whisk the yak-tails or camaras around the LordThe Lord dispensed His causeless mercy to everyone and the devotees received it, each according to his hearts desire. Each devotee had a different reason for begging favor from the Lord. Someone said, "my father is mischievous if he can be rectified it will be a great relief to me." Some wanted blessings for his guru, or disciples or son or wife. Lord Visvambhar, who never disregards the sincere prayers of His devotees, fulfilled each of their desires with love of Visvarupa went from one assembly to another, one school to another but everywhere the subject of devotion to God was never discussed, throwing Him into depths of despondency.Advaita Acarya was then lecturing on the book "Yoga Vasistha"; though the books presents the impersonal philosophy Advaita Acarya explained everything in the light of devotional service to Krishna. Who could comprehend Advaita's dissertation, hence he was accepted as the foremost amongst the Vaisnavas. For Visvarupa, Advaita Acarya's association was the only one that gave Him sublime satisfaction.Visvarupa spent as much time as He could with Advaita, and Advaita enjoyed Visvarupa's company exchanging devotional mellows with Him.Visvambhar was then a beautiful young boy, sprightly and radiant. One day Mother Saci sent Him to call Visvarupa, saying, "go run and call Your brother to come immediately." Visvambhar ran swiftly to Advaita Acarya's house. He found many exalted devotees, including Srivas Pandit, sitting around Advaita Acarya. Smiling sweetly Visvambhar said, "O brother, please come quickly and take Your lunch." The little boy Visvambhar was so attractive that everyone was bewitched by His extraordinary good looks, they forgot everything and drank into His beauty with their eyes. Everyday the little Visvambhar would come on the pretext of calling His elder brother.Advaita Acarya seeing the boy began to consider in his heart, "This beautiful lad steals my heart away. This must be the Lord of my heart who bewilders my mind with His exquisite beauty, no one else can do this to me." Lord Visvambhar is the Supersoul within everyone's heart, so having understood Advaita's mind He quickly left.Visvarupa began to spend more and more time in Advaita Acaryas company, relishing the transcendental moments with him free form all material encumbrances. Detailed narrations of Visvarupa's unlimited pastimes are mentioned earlier in the first volume. By the will of providence Visvarupa left home and took up the sannyasa order of a mendicant. His name now became Sankararanya. Visvarupa embracing the renounced order left an indelible mark of acute separation in Saci devi's tender and vulnerable heart.When the throbbing pain of the first days of Visvarupa's departure had waned to a dull despondent ache, Mother Saci calmly considered the following thoughts, "Advaita, due to my son's close association with him, must have influenced Visvarupa to take up the renounced order." Mother Saci never spoke these thoughts aloud, careful not to commit Vaisnava aparadha, she silently suffered her fate. Then gradually she started finding solace in little Visvambhar, and He seeming to understand His mother's grief did much to give her joy, slowly filling up the emptiness Visvarupa left behind.Then after sometime had passed and Visvamnbhar had grown up to a young man. He also started to spend more time in Advaita Acarya's company. He stayed little time at home with His young and patient Lakshmipriya but was for long hours in Advaita's house. The sad realizations dawned on Mother Saci that her son was hardly in the house and often to be seen in Advaita's house. She thought, "Advaita Acarya will also take this son away form me."So out of desperation and anguish Mother Saci burst out saying, "to the world he may be known as "Advaita" or non-dual, but to me he is "Dvaita" or full of duplicity. He already drove out my moonlike effulgent son and now he does not have this young one in peace. I am a destitute mother, yet no one has any pity for me. This Advaita has deceived me." This was all that Mother Saci had said that is supposed to be so offensive that the Lord deemed her unfit to render devotional service to the Supreme Lord.Some persons make the grave blunder for which they will soon have to suffer, trying to compare Vaisnavas, calling one a bigger Vaisnava then the other. Lord Caitanya made His own mother instrumental in teaching the whole world how to avoid and become free from Vaisnava-aparadha. And if someone does not pay heed to Lord Caitanya's warning and teachings on Vaisnava-aparadha then he will remain completely ignorant about the offenses and thus suffer the terrible consequences. Godhead, smiling benignly upon them.Srivas Pandit, that exalted personality then said, "my Lord, we greatly desire that you bless Saci Ma with love of Godhead." The Lord replied, "please do not make such a request, I cannot comply with it. She has committed an offense against a Vaisnava devotee therefore she is deprived of love of Godhead." Again Srivas Pandit said, "such words steal away our very life air, my Lord. She has borne You in her womb. You who are the Supreme Lord. I cannot fathom why she is refused Your favor. She is our very life and soul, the Universal mother. O Lord please discard Your deceiving and be merciful to her. You, my Lord, are her son and she is the mother of the entire existence, so how can a son consider the mother's action as offensive. And if she committed a mistake against a Vaisnava then absolve it and favor her." The Lord replied, "I can instruct her properly, but I am unable to pardon her from Vaisnava-aparadha. She has to be forgiven by that person alone to whom she was offensive, no one else can do that. You know well how Durvasa Muni was forgiven for his offenses to King Ambarisa. She has committed an offense against Nada, Advaita; he can forgive her if he wants and make her the recipient of the Lord's sweet mercy. I can assure you that she will receive love of Godhead the very moment she takes the dust from Advaita Acarya's lotus feet and smears it on her head."

Once a brahmacari, a celibate student who was very peaceful, honest and faultless, practicing penances and living only on milk and fruits, not eating anything else, wanted to see the kirtans of the Lord. But the Lord personally shut the doors so that non-devotees may not enter. So this brahmacari would visit Srivas Pandit everyday and repeatedly request him to allow him inside the kirtan. He would say, "If you kindly take me inside your house during the kirtan then I can feast my eyes to the Pandits chanting and dancing, I will be ever grateful to you for this."Finally one day Srivas Pandit replied, "I know you to be a good person, who spent a sinless life eating only fruits and milk, maintaining strict celibacy; I think you are eligible to see the Lord's kirtan and dancing. But you have to remain hidden inside the house since the Lord's orders are that no one is allowed inside. "He brought the brahmacari inside, who then carefully concealed himself.The kirtan started and the Lord of the fourteen worlds, Visvambhar began to dance. Lord Nityananda and Gadadhara Pandit danced around the Lord. While Advaita went dancing hither and thither floating on waves of joy. Everyone was drowned in an ocean of ecstasy becoming oblivious of the external world as the Lord of Vaikuntha was lost in Himself, dancing to His devotees singing. The only sound that was heard were the Lord's names. And the Lord exhibited all the ecstatic symptoms in unlimited waves.The omniscient Supreme Lord Visvambhar was fully aware of the brahmacari's presence. Though he was in concealment. After a short while the Lord commented, "Today I do not feel the usual ecstasy while dancing can any of you explain this; maybe someone is hiding inside the house, please tell me the truth." Srivas Pandit became very afraid, he said, "My Lord, I assure you there is no atheists or nonbeliever in this house, only a brahmacari, a fully qualified brahman who is sinless and drinks only milk and eats only fruits. He had a strong desire to see You dancing. You were very right my Lord, he is here now in hiding?"This information enraged the Lord, and said, "Right now, this very moment take him out of this house. What spiritual sadhana does he possess to enable him to see My dancing. How can he develop devotion to Me by drinking milk." The Lord dramatically raised His arms and pointing His finger to make a point, He continued, "Just by drinking milk no one can attain Me. Even a low caste dog-eater can claim Me if he takes full shelter of Me, then I also accept him.A person maybe a renunciate, a sannyasi without worldly attachments, but if he does not surrender to Me then I do not favor him. Tell me, how did Gajendra the elephant, or Hanuman the monkey, or the gopis, the simple milkmaids of Vraja attain Me? What great austerities did they perform. Even the demons perform severe penances and austerities, but they are slain because they do not surrender to Me. I will not have any milk drinker here polluting everything, I will destroy everything."The brahmacari was by now trembling with fear. He came out of his concealment thinking, "It has been my great fortune to be able to see what I have seen, and I have also received the commensurate punishment for my misdeed. But what a wonderful dancing and singing I saw!" A devotee thinks and feels this way, he being the Lord's servitor is always willing to accept all chastisement from the Lord. The brahmacari started to walk out of the house with these thoughts in his mind, which of course were already known to the Lord.The most merciful Lord then had the brahmacari brought back to the house. He placed His lotus feet on his head and blessed him, the blessed Lord said, "Do not try to gain strength by performing austerities and penances. Render loving devotional service to the Supreme Lord Visnu, Krishna for it is the highest of all other activities." The brahmacari began to weep in joy thinking constantly about the Lord's causeless mercy upon him. The devotees became jubilant and offered their obeisances to the Lord. The Lord then continued to dance ecstatically. One who hears this wonderful narration will certainly unite with Lord Caitanya in devotional service. I offer my prostrated obeisances at the feet of the brahmacari who displayed such wonderful devotional understanding in accepting the Lord's chastisement.
 
 

It has been described by Murari Gupta, an eyewitness, that He showed His divine powers in the house of Srivas Pandit in the presence of hundreds of His followers who were mostly well-read scholars. It was at this time that He opened a nocturnal school of sankirtan (congregational chanting of the Lord's holy names) in the compound of Srivas Pandit with His sincere followers. There He preached, sang, danced, and expressed all sorts of spiritual emotions.

All the household servants in Srivas Pandita's house by dint of serving a pure Vaisnava now could directly serve Lord Gauracandra's lotus feet, Whose lotus feet are desired by all, even Lord Brahma, Lord Siva and Laksmi devi aspire for that mere opportunity.

They offered many items of worship to the Lord without fear or hesitation, the Lord having removed His reverential mood. They brought unhusked rice, tulasi, durba grass, musk, saffron, camphor and varieties of fruits, fragrant blossoms, sandal wood and placed them at His lotus feet. Each one worshiped according to his heart's inclination following different rules of worship.