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Then Lord Caitanya's wife, she died?

Conversations and Morning Walks

1969 Conversations and Morning Walks

Yes. Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to East Bengal for teaching, and actually, the girl felt too much separation, and she died. And figuratively it is used that the separation took the form of a serpent and bitten her and she died. And when He came back His mother requested that "You should marry for the second time," and He agreed.


Lord Caitanya Play Told to Tamala Krsna -- August 4, 1969, Los Angeles:

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Then His wife, she died?

Prabhupāda: Yes.

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: So His mother was feeling . . .

Prabhupāda: Yes. Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to East Bengal for teaching, and actually, the girl felt too much separation, and she died. And figuratively it is used that the separation took the form of a serpent and bitten her, and she died. And when He came back His mother requested that "You should marry for the second time," and He agreed. And so next marriage was with Viṣṇupriyā.

In the first marriage, Lakṣmīpriyā, He used to see her when she was bathing in the Ganges ghāṭa, and Caitanya Mahāprabhu desired that "I shall marry this girl." So His father sent one matchmaker. So when the matchmaker came to His mother, that "Such-and-such Brāhmiṇ"—I forget his name, but the name is there in the Caitanya-Bhāgavata—"he desires that his daughter should be married with your son," and Śacīdevī said: "Oh, my son is not yet grown up. He's just a student. How He can be married?" So he practically denied. And the matchmaker was going back, not very satisfied.

So Caitanya Mahāprabhu was entering home. He saw the matchmaker and asked, "No, why did you came here?" "Yes, I came to propose Your marriage with such-and-such daughter, but Your mother is not willing." "Oh, mother is not willing? All right. You can go." Then when He came, entered home, He asked mother, "Mother, what did you do? That matchmaker was going very sorry. Why? What did you say?" The mother could understand that He is willing for the marriage. Then he (she) called back the matchmaker, "Yes. I agree for the marriage." So the marriage ceremony . . . so Caitanya Mahāprabhu gave hint that "I want to marry that girl."

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Maybe we can do a nice scene with Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His friends' sojourn. I mean, they do have a nice time.

Prabhupāda: Yes.

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: They can do . . .

Prabhupāda: It is simply adjustment. You can make very nice scene. Everything can be done nice, provided we arrange for that.

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Yes. Nara-nārāyaṇa, he is very good at building scenery. He can do all of that very quickly.

Page Title:Then Lord Caitanya's wife, she died?
Compiler:Rishab
Created:13 of May, 2011
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