Simantadvipa

The gravesite of Nadia’s Muslim ruler, the Chand Kazi, is located here. Once, in an attempt to thwart Nimai’s sankirtana movement, Chand Kazi stormed into a devotee’s house. He broke a mrdanga and declared that anyone who dared chant this Hari Nama again would be converted to a Mohammedan. The devotees became afraid of the Kazi’s declaration. But Lord Caitanya told them not to fear. He ordered them to gather a huge chanting party with which to storm the Kazi’s home. The Kazi became fearful upon seeing the power of the Lord, and after first attempting to hide, he was finally coaxed from his home. Once outside, he recounted a dream he had in which Lord Nrsimhadeva had warned him never to again disturb the Lord’s kirtana. The Kazi thus humbly accepted Lord Caitanya’s chastisement, declaring that henceforth the devotees would be free to sing the Holy Name as they pleased.

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