SRI CAITANYA MAHAPRABHU
ACT ONE
Scene 1‑ Sankirtan.We show sankirtan in different
parts of the world‑ ISKCON devotees performing Sankirtan at eg. Eiffel
Tower, Paris; Trafalgar Square, London; Red Square, Moscow; Durban City Hall;
Washington Capital; Sydney Opera House; Empire State Building, New York; Great
Wall of China; Table Mountain, Cape Town; etc.
Scene culminates in a
massive Sankirtan gathering.
Scene 2‑ Discussion between
Kali and his associates.
Personification of
Kali's assistants viz. sin, lust, anger, greed, illusion, pride and envy are
discussing and they hear the sound of Sankirtan which becomes more and more
intense. Kali tells his associates about Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's appearance,
and they all go to see Him.
Scene 3‑ Discussion between Devotion, Conscience and
Renunciation.
Conscience and
Renunciation are disappointed in seeing so much deception and treachery in this
world and Devotion consoles them, assuring that Caitanya Mahaprabhu has
appeared. They see demigods coming in celestial spaceships and sages dancing in
ecstasy due to Lord Caitanya' s iminent appearance.
Scene 4‑ Discussion between devotees with Advaita
Acarya about the reaction of the people of Navadwipa towards Srivas Thakur's
chanting of the Holy Name. Advaita Acarya' s dissappointment at seeing the
condition of the world. His promise to make Lord Krsna appear on this earth to
reestablish religiosity.
Scene 5‑ Advaita Acarya worshipping Krsna ‑
inviting Him to appear and deliver this world. Krsna appears to him and assures
him that He will descend soon.
Scene 6‑ Devotees discussing about the appearance of
the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the age of Kali. Quotes from Srimad
Bhagavatam and Mahabharat.
Scene 7‑ Rasa dance‑ Radha and Krsna' s
discussion in the grove of Vrndavana. Krsna's desire to experience the mood of
Srimati Radharani. Radha and Krsna unite as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
Scene 8‑ Lunar eclipse. People taking bath in
Ganges. Discussion between Advaita Acarya, Haridas Thakur and Srivas Thakur at
Santipur.
Scene 9‑ Saci Mata with baby Nimai on her lap.
Festival of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu' s
appearance. Nilambar Chakravarty reads the Lord's astrological chart, and finds
out that who He actually is, but hesitates to announce that. A wondering saint
present there broadcasts the Lord's identity.
ACT TWO
Scene 1‑ When four months old Nimai is just about
able to turn on His side, one day Jagannath Misra and Saci Mata see specific
marks of Lord Visnu in the foot‑ prints on the floor. While breast‑
feeding Nimai, Saci Mata sees the marks on His feet and shows them to Jagannath
Misra. He consults Nilambara Chakravarty. Nimai's name‑ giving ceremony.
Scene 2‑ Nimai' s name‑ giving ceremony.
Scene 3‑ The Lord forces all the women to chant the
holy names on the plea of crying, and while they chant, the Lord smiles.
Scene 4‑ Mother Saci gives Nimai khai and sandesh to
eat, but He starts to eat dirt, hiding from His mother. Mother Saci stops Him,
but Nimai tells her that since all food‑stuffs are transformation of
earth there is no harm in eating dirt. Mother Saci explains the difference.
Scene 5‑ A huge white snake coils around Nimai when
He was playing in the courtyard. Seeing that Saci Mata faints and neighbours
come running. After playing with Nimai for some time, the snake disappears.
Scene 6‑ Nimai eats the food‑stuffs of a
brahmana guest three times, and then in confidence shows him His Balagopal form
and delivers the brahmana from material engagement.
Scene 7‑ Nimai is taken away by two thieves.
Realising that they were misled, they bring Him back home
ACT THREE
Scene 1‑ His mischievous dealings with the brahmanas
while they are chanting Gayatri standing in the Ganges
Scene 2‑ Nimai demands from the girls their
offerings to various demigods. claiming that He is the Lord of Ganga, Durga and
Shiva.
Scene 3‑ The brahmanas come to Jagannath Misra to
complain to him about Nimai. Jagannath Misra becomes very angry and wants to
chastise Nimai, but becomes bewildered to see Him returning from school, and
not having gone to the Ganga at all that day.
Scene 4‑ Nimai' s meeting with Laksmipriya, the
beautiful daughter of Vallabhacarya. She worships Him with the paraphernalia
she brought to worship the demigods.
Scene 5‑ Jagannath Misra and Saci Mata finds that
Viswarupa has left home to take sannyas. In great anguish they lament and the
neighbours try to console them.
Scene 6‑ Jagannath Misra and Saci Mata decide to
stop Nimai' s education feeling that if He became aware of the futility of this material nature, He might also take
sannyas.
Scene 7‑ Nimai sits upon the rejected pots in the
pit where the remnants of the food‑stuffs are thrown. Nimai teaches His
mother about transcendental knowledge.
Scene 8‑ Jagannath Misra dreams that a brahmana
angrily chastises not him to chastise Nimai because He is the Supreme
Personality of Godhead. But Jagannath Misra reasons that since He is his son,
it is his duty to chastise Him.
ACT FOUR
Scene 1‑ Nityananda' s childhood pastimes.
Scene 2‑ Sannyasi visits Hadai pandit' s house.
Scene 3‑ Sannyasi begs Nityananda from His father.
Scene 4‑ Jagannath Misra' s disappearance.
Scene 5‑ Nimai brings gold and gives it to His
mother.
Scene 6‑ A matchmaker convinces mother Saci that
Laksmipriya, the daughter of Vallabhacarya, is the right match for Nimai.
Scene 7‑ Nimai' s wedding with Laksmipriya.
Encounter with Mukunda.
Encounter with Isvarapuri.
Scene 8‑ Lord Caitanya returns to Navadwipa and receives the news of Laxmipriya' s
disappearance.
Scene 9‑ People of Navadwipa discuss about Kesava
Kashmiri. Scholars of Navadwipa depart in fear of Kesava Kashmiri. Kesava
Kashmiri' s arrival in Navadwipa.
Scene 10‑ Nimai teaching on the banks of the Ganges
while Kesava Kashmiri meets Him. Kesava Kashmiri' s defeat.
Scene 11‑ Sarasvati appears to Kesava Kashmiri and
reveals to him that Nimai is non other than Krsna Himself. Kesava Kashmiri's
surrender to Nimai.
Scene 12‑ Saci Mata' s request for Him to marry
Visnupriya.
Scene 13‑ Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu weds Visnupriya.
ACT FIVE
Scene 1‑ Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu goes to Gaya.
Scene 2‑ Encounter with Isvara Puri.
Scene 3‑ Accepting initiation and exhibiting
transcendental madness.
Scene 4‑ Return to Navadwipa.
Scene 5‑ Different people' s reaction to Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu' s transformation ‑ Advaita Acarya and Srivasa
Thakur; also those of offensive people.
Scene 6‑ Starting of Sankirtan in Srivasa' s house.
Scene 7‑ Nimai reveals Himself as Visnu in the
house of Srivas Thakur and bestows His mercy upon all His devotees. He asked
His devotees to bring Sridar.
Scene 8‑ Sridar is brought to Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
Caitanya Mahaprabhu reminds him how He used to forcibly take away banana
flowers and pumpkins from him in the market. Mahaprabhu wants to grant any boon
to Sridar but Sridar only desires to remain His eternal servant life after
life.
Scene 9‑ Nityananda prabhu' s meeting with Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
Scene 10‑ Deliverance of Jagai and Madhai.
Scene 11‑ Caitanya Mahaprabhu explains about the Holy
Name.
Scene 12‑ Brahmana' s curse to Caitanya Mahaprabhu
that He will be bereft of all material happiness. Caitanya Mahaprabhu' s joy in
hearing that curse.
Scene 13‑ A mendicant came to beg alms from the Lord'
s house, but upon seeing the Lord dancing he also starts to dance and receives
love of Godhead.
Scene 14‑ An astrologer, who knows everything about
past, present, and future, through calculation and meditation, sees Caitanya
Mahaprabhu as the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
ACT SIX
Scene 1‑ Sankirtan in every house.
Scene 2‑ Brahmana and Muslims complain to Chand
Kazi. Chand Kazi' s order to stop Sankirtan. Breaking of mridanga.
Scene 3‑ Mahaprakash lila.
Scene 4‑ Devotee' s fear and their grief. Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu' s inquiry about their unhappiness and His subsequent anger
and order to invite everyone to participate in Sankirtan.
Scene 5‑ Sankirtan devotees march at night to Chand
Kazi' s house with torches in hand.
Scene 6‑ Sankirtan devotees destruction of Kazi' s
garden.
Scene 7‑ Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu encounter with
Chand Kazi.
Scene 8‑ Chand Kazi' s assurance, promise and
surrender.
Scene 9‑ Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda dance in
the Sankirtan at Srivas' house. When Srivas gets to know that his son has died,
He asks the family members not to cry so as not to disturb Caitanya Mahaprabhu'
s ecstasy. Caitanya Mahaprabhu finds out about the calamity and brings the son
back to life. Son then speaks about transcendental knowledge.
ACT SEVEN
Scene 1‑ Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu' s transcendental
madness, calling out the name of the gopis instead of Krsna.
Scene 2‑ Students criticism of Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu' s
anger and chastisement of them.
Scene 3‑ Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu' s decision to take
sannyas.
Scene 4‑ Meeting with Kesava Bharati.
Scene 5‑ Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu' s leaving home at
night.
Scene 6‑ Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu' s begging Kesava
Bharati to give Him sannyas.
Scene 7‑ Shaving His head and people coming from all
directions to see, hearing the news that He is going to take sannyas.
Scene 8‑ Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu' s desire to go to
Vrndavana.
Scene 9‑ Nityananda misleads Him and brings Him to
Santipur.
Scene 10‑ Devotees from Navadwip come to see Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu in Advaita Acarya's house.
Scene 11‑ Saci Mata' s union with Nimai and her
request for Him to stay in Jagannath Puri.
ACT EIGHT
Scene 1‑ Journey to Puri along with four devotees.
Scene 2‑ Ksira‑ chora Gopinath temple‑
Nityananda prabhu narrates the story of Gopinath.
Scene 3‑ Saksi Gopal temple ‑ story of Saksi
Gopal.
Scene 4‑ Nityananda' s breaking of Sri Caitanya's
danda.
Scene 5‑ Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu' s anger and His
running towards Jagannath temple.
Scene 6‑ Encounter with Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya.
Scene 7‑Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is carried to
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya' s house.
Scene 8‑ Nityananda prabhu and others arrive in
Jagannath temple and inquire about Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Mukunda' s meeting
with Gopinath Acarya.
Scene 9‑ They go to Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya' s house
and meet Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu regains conciousness
after hearing the Holy Name.
ACT NINE
Scene 1‑ Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya' s concern about
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu' s sannyas ashram.
Scene 2‑ Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya proposes to
instruct Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu on Vedanta.
Scene 3‑ Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhhu defeats
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya.
Scene 4‑ Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya heartbroken due to
his defeat. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu shows him His four‑ armed Narayana
form, then His six‑armed form.
Scene 5‑ Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu ' s desire to go to
South India.
ACT TEN
Scene 1‑ Delivering the leper Vasudev Vipra.
Scene 2‑ Instructing people to chant Hare Krishna
and preach Krsna conciousness.
Scene 3‑ Encounter with Ramananda Raya.
Scene 4‑ Encounter with Mahadeva and Parvati.
Scene 5‑ Pacifying the Rama bhakta.
Scene 6‑ Encounter with Venkata Bhatta.
Scene 7‑ Bestowing His mercy upon Gopal Bhatta.
Scene 8‑ Kala Krsnadas' s encounter with Bhatta
Tharis and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu rescues him.
Scene 9‑ Pandarpur and news of Visvarupa' s
disappearance.
* Discovery of Brahma
Samhita and Krsna Karanamrta.
ACT ELEVEN
Return to Jagannath
Puri
Scene 1‑ Prataparudra' s desire to meet Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu.
Scene 2‑ Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya' s request for Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu to bestow His mercy upon the king and Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu' s refusal.
Scene 3‑ Prataparudra' s son receives Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu' s mercy.
Scene 4‑ All devotees arrive from Bengal.
Scene 5‑ Ratha‑Yatra festival.
Scene 6‑ King Prataparudra receives Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu' s mercy.
Scene 7‑ Hera Pancami festival.
ACT TWELVE
Scene 1‑Lord' s desire to visit Vrndavan.
Scene 2‑ Gadadhara Pandit' s appeal to allow him to
go with Him and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu' s refusal.
Scene 3‑ Leaving for Vrndavana with Balabhadra
Bhattacarya.
Scene 4‑ Entering into the Muslim king territory
and assurance to His devotees.
Scene 5‑ Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu' s arrival in
Santipur and meeting with devotees.
Scene 6‑ Dancing of wild animals in forest of
Jharikhanda.
Scene 7‑ Taking bath in Yamuna at Visramatirtha.
Scene 8‑ Encounter with Raghunatha das.
Scene 9‑ Encounter with Rupa and Sanatana.
Scene 10‑ Return to Jagannath Puri from Kanaier
Natshala.
ACT THIRTEEN
Scene 1‑ Return to Jagannath Puri.
Scene 2‑ Ratha‑Yatra.
Scene 3‑ Reunion with Bengali devotees.
Scene 4‑ Rupa Goswami' s special position announced
by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
Scene 5‑ Incident with Chota Haridas.
Scene 6‑ Instruction to Rupa Goswami on Lalita
Madhava and Madhava.
Scene 7‑ Pastimes with Sanatana Goswami ‑ his
skin disease and mild chastisement.
Scene 8‑ Haridas Thakur' s disappearance.
ACT FOURTEEN
Scene 1‑ Encounter with Jagannath Pandit.
Scene 2‑ Encounter with Pradyumna Misra and
Ramananda Raya.
Scene 3‑ Encounter with Ramachandra Puri.
Scene 4‑ Encounter with Raghava Pandit and prasad.
Scene 5‑ Transcendental ecstasy; falling into the
ocean; incident with fisherman.
Scene 6‑ Darshan of Jagannath; Odiyan woman climbing
on Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu' s shoulder for darshan.
Scene 7‑ Mistaking sand dunes to be Govardhan Hill;
seeing Radha Krsna' s pastimes.
Scene 8‑ Running away from Gambhira and fainting in
goshalla.
ACT FIFTEEN
Scene 1‑ Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu discusses with His
associates about His prediction that the Holy Name will spread in every town
and village of the world.
Scene 2‑ He decides to send one of His most intimate
associates. Srila Prabhupada preaching all over the world and Krishna
Conciousness is spreading.
Scene 3‑ Srila Prabhupada in Los Angeles Rathayatra.