THE TWELFTH VILASA

THE TWELFTH VILASA

All glories to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Nityananda Prabhu, Advaita Acharya and their associates. Please be kind to this poor soul. All glories to the merciful listeners.

Who could possibly describe all the wonderful disciples of Sri Thakura Mahasaya? Although I am unqualified and ignorant, I shall try to describe some of the branches and twigs who descended from the tree of Sri Narottama dasa Thakura. Please forgive my frailties and bestow your mercy upon me as I am always at your service.

All glories to the disciples of Sri Mahasaya. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Nityananda and Advaita are their very life. Glory to Sri Pujari Balarama who satisfied the Lord by his intense devotion. Glory to Cakravarti Sri Gopiramana to whom Gauracandra and his associates are the life. Glory to Sri Acharya RamaKrishna, the mine of qualities whose branches and twigs covered the whole world. Glory to Sri Pujari Ravi Raya who derived immense pleasure from simply serving the Vaisnavas. All glories to Cakravarti Ganganarayana who also has many disciples. Glory to Radhavallabha Caudhuri who bound Sri Thakura Mahasaya by his love. Ramakanta is the elder brother of Sri Mahasaya and Sri Radhavallabha is the son of Ramakanta. Glory to Sri Ghosa whose songs charmed Sri Thakura Mahasaya. Glory to Krishna Sinha who is better known as Sinha Vikrama. He is always mad with love, and is an expert musician. Glory to Sri Santosa Raya whose service charmed Sri Thakura Mahasaya. Narottama Thakura is very affectionate towards Sri Govinda Kaviraja who expressed his realizations through his songs. Being requested by Santosa, Kaviraja gladly wrote a drama named Sangita Madhava. Glory to King Sri Govindarama whose tongue used to chant Harinama incessantly. Glory to Sri Vinoda Raya who used to dance madly in sankirtana. Glory to Phagu Caudhuri, a great scholar whose songs could even charm the Gandharvas. Glory to the great scholar Sri Casanta Raya who is always absorbed in the pastimes of Krishna Caitanya. Glory to Sri Sitala Raya whose calm disposition always charms the Vaisnavas. Glory to Prabhu Ramadatta whose eyes always shed tears of love. Glory to apathetic Dharmadasa Caudhuri who practises firm belief in the Vaisnavas. Glory to Nityanandadasa who is mad in love for Prabhu Nityananda. Glory to Candidasa, an abode of good qualities, who is kind to the wicked and poor. Glory to Dhiru Caudhuri whose qualities used to make the animals and birds cry. Glory to Vonka Ramabhadra, a very humourous person. Glory to the friend of the poor, Ramabhadra Raya. Glory to Rupanarayana whose songs used to melt everyone's heart. Glory to Janakivallabha Caudhuri Thakura. Glory to Sri Srimanta Datta Bhandari Glory to Rupanarayana Pujari Thakura. Glory to apathetic Vaisnava Carana. Glory to broadminded Sivarama dasa. Glory to Krishnadasa Vairagi Thakura. Glory to king Narasimha. Glory to Queen Rupamala. Glory to Canda Raya. Glory to Narayana Raya. Glory to Ramacandra Raya. Glory to the kirtana singer Devidasa whose songs madden the Vaisnavas. Glory to RadhaKrishna BhattAcharya of Navadvipa. Glory to wise Sri Thakura Krishnadasa. Glory to Catna Ramadasa. Glory to Sankara Visvasa. Glory to the great singer Gandharva Raya. Glory to Madana Raya, son of Gandharva Raya. Glory to Gangadasa Raya. Glory to the instrumentalist Gauranga dasa whose mrdanga playing removes the agony of everyone. Glory to Sri Acharya JayaKrishna. Glory to Varu Caitanyadasa. Glory to Vraja Raya. Glory to RadhaKrishna dasa. Glory to Krishna Raya. Glory to Thakura Sri Dayarama dasa. Glory to Sri Purusottama. Glory to the great singer Gokula dasa. Glory to Haridasa whose only desire is to live in Navadvipa. Glory, glory to Ganga Haridasa. Glory to Sri Thakura Haridasa. Glory to Sri Jagata Raya. Glory to the singer Rupa Raya. Glory to Dhiru Caudhuri. Glory to Sri Kanta. Glory to Sri Mathura dasa. Glory to Sri Bhagavata dasa. Glory to Jagadisa Raya. Glory to Thakura Sri Mahesa Caudhuri. Glory to Ganesa Caudhuri. Glory to Candrasekhara. Glory to Sri Govinda Raya. Glory to Narottama a Majumdara. Glory to Sri Sri Sankara BhattAcharya. Glory to Sri Gosvami dasa. Glory to Sri Murari dasa. Glory to Sri Vasanta Datta. Glory to Thakura Sri Syama dasa. Glory to Sri Jayagopala Datta. Glory to Ramadeva Datta. Glory to Gangadasa Datta. Glory to Manohara Ghosa. Glory to Sri Mukuta Maitra. Glory to Sri Manohara Visvasa. Glory to Sri Arjuna Visvasa. Glory to Sri Govardhana Bhandari. All glories to Sri Valakadasa Vairagi Thakura, Sri Gaurangadasa Vairagi, Sri Viharidasa Vairagi Thakura, Sri Gokuldasa Vairagi, Sri Prasada dasa Vairagi. There is no limit in describing the qualities of all these Vaisnavas. Their fame spread all over the world. I desire to worship them and sing their glories without any attraction towards material pleasure.

Now I give further description of the branches and twigs of Narottama dasa Thakura. RamaKrishna Acharya has a big branch having many disciples. Kanakalatika is the wife of Sri Acharya. She is a devoted wife and a great devotee of Krishna. RadhaKrishnAcharya, the eldest son of Acharya died at an early age. RadhaKrishna Cakravarti of Vetula is a great devotee. Sri Svarupa Cakravarti of Husanapura is a sincere servant of Sri Govinda. Sri Gopala Cakravarti of Kumarapura whose topic is on everyone's lips. There is no limit of the branches and twigs to whom Sri Krishna Caitanya is the life.

Ganganarayana is the branch of Sri Thakura Mahasaya. Ganganarayana got the title of Sri Thakura Cakravarti. Everyone used to sing his glory even today in Vrindavana. He has many branches and twigs of disciples. Narahari, wife of Sri Cakravarti is the mother of Visnupriya. Krishnapriya, daughter of Visnupriya is favored by Sri Radharani of Sri Radha Kunda. Sri Krishna Carana Cakravarti is the youngest son of RamaKrishna Acharya. How can I sing the glory of Sri Krishnacarana. I am trying to present a brief account of his branches and twigs. Rama Krishna and Ganganarayana are the same entity. Sri Thakura Cakravarti has no son. Acharya realising his desire, favored Ganganarayana by giving a son. And that son is Sri Krishnacarana, son of Sri Acharya. Sri Krishnacarana became a great scholar in a short time. Sri Madhusudana Cakravarti is another branch to whom Ganganarayan is the life. Raghudeva Cakravarti is a great devotee of Sri Cakravarti Thakura.

I restrain myself from narrating all the branches and twigs of Sri Cakravarti Thakura. The branches of Sri Mahasaya's disciples are all abodes of exemplary qualities who were always absorbed in the joy of sankirtana. I have no capacity to descibe the transcendental pastimes of Sri Thakura Mahasaya, therefore I am fully dependent on the mercy of the Vaishnava Gosvamis.
Thus listen attentively to the narration of Narottama Vilasa by Narahari.

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