Question: We learn that Lord Gauranga is Krsna and Lord Nityananda is Balarama. So where was Lord Nityananda when Lord Caitanya was taking the mood of Balarama? Does this mean that Lord Caitanya feels everything that Balarama or Nityananda feels? Since He is His first expansion?

Jayapataka Swami: Lord Caitanya would sometime come in the mood of different avatars. Sometimes He came in the mood of Nrsimhadeva, sometimes as Varaha, so sometimes He came in the mood of Balarama. Although Lord Nityananda is Balarama. But it is said in this pastime,...

Question: If someone misunderstands am I guilty of offence?

Jayapataka Swami: Doesn’t seem like it. But you should try to explain to the person, so that they get the correct understanding. You may not have explained the tattva so clearly so the person misunderstood. So then you should try to dispel the person’s...

Question: In the Caitanya-bhāgavata, description, it describes that Lord Caitanya’s procession went through many towns from here to the Chand Kazi’s house, and afterwards to Śrīdhara aṅgana. The distance from here to the Chand Kazi’s place and Śrīdhara aṅgana is quite short, and some of the mentioned towns and villages mentioned are far from here like, Gādigāca etc. Please can you kindly explain?

Jayapataka Swami: It is said that Lord Caitanya, He went throughout Navadvīpa city,and there they describe the different parts as towns. But in modern usage, we would call them as neighborhoods. In London, they call the different parts of the city as boroughs or...