(2/7) Chad Kazi: Defeated Again

His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad
Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj
Tarakeshwar Temple, evening class,
11 February 2021, part 2
Translated from Bengali

Mahaprabhu came to the house of Chad Kazi with a lot of devotees, and when Chad Kazi saw them coming, he quickly hid inside the house. Mahaprabhu asked politely, ‘What is wrong, Kazi? Why are you sitting behind the closed door? We are your guests. Is this what your religion teaches? Does it say in Quran or Hadith that when guests come, you must close the door and hide?’ Hearing this, Chad Kazi came out.

‘What is the matter?’ Mahaprabhu asked. ‘So many people chant kirtan in many villages – why did you break our mridanga?’

‘Prabhu, can I speak to You privately?’ Chad Kazi asked in reply.

‘Why privately? Everyone here are My people, you can speak in front of everyone.’

‘Prabhu’, Chad Kazi spoke then, ‘that day when I broke the mridanga, when I went to sleep, I suddenly felt very heavy pressure on my chest and saw a half-lion, half-man (nara-simha) with huge claws! I glanced at Him just once and immediately closed my eyes in fear. This Narasimha told me, “You have broken a mridanga, so I will break your chest today!” You will not believe me, but have a look—‘ saying this, Chad Kazi opened his shirt and showed Mahaprabhu a claw scar on his chest. Then, he continued, ‘Narasimha told me, “Because you have closed your eyes in fear, I will spare you today. But if you ever do this again – if you try to obstruct kirtan in any way – all your dynasty will be destroyed!” That is why I am not obstructing kirtan anymore. There is one more thing I want to tell You. People have been coming to me and complaining that there is even more kirtan now. They are asking me to stop it, but I told them, “I cannot do it. If you can stop it, you can do it, but I cannot.” Later, they came back to me, and I saw that their beards had been all burnt – they had blisters all over their faces! After that, I never tell anyone to stop all this “Hari bol”.’

‘You yourself are saying “Hari bol” now!’ Mahaprabhu said.

‘What?? Am I?? Haram! Haram!’

‘You always say “haram”, “haram” [“inauspicious”, in Muslim tradition], but you are taking the Name of Lord Rama (“Ha Ram! O Rama!”)!’

Finally, Chad Kazi said, ’Prabhu, I have already told everyone in my family that if they do not chant kirtan, I will kick them out…’

That is why every year we always visit Chad Kazi’s samadhi during Sri Nabadwip Dham parikrama (on the afternoon of the first day). This Muslim Kazi (governor) became a devotee. There is a tree that still grows there from those days. Nabadwip is not only Mayapur – there are other places, too, and one of those places is the samadhi of Chad Kazi… In Dvapar-yuga, Chad Kazi was Krishna’s uncle Kamsa.

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1) Mahaprabhu's Order
2) Chad Kazi: Defeated Again
3) Listen and Learn
4) In Search of Real Benefit
5) Rescue Programme
6) Eating Up Old Rice
7) No Other Shelter