Once Supreme Lord Sree Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was performing Sankirtan Pastimes at the house Srivas ji. Srivas Pandit’s only son died as kirtan was being performed in his house. Srivas Pandit was afraid that the sounds of mourning from the women’s quarters would disturb Sree Chaitanya Mahaprabhu while He was engaged in singing the Holy Names. So he went directly into the house and tried to quiet the women by explaining spiritual truths to them. When they still didn’t stop their loud lamentations, Srivas Pandit threatened to throw himself into the river and drown if they did not stop making noise. This had the desired result.
Later on that night, however, the kirtan came to a stop and Sree Mahaprabhu said, “Something doesn’t seem right. Has some tragedy taken place in the pandit’s house?”
Srivas Pandit answered, “How can anything be wrong, when I have Your smiling face in my home?”
However, some of the other devotees said, “Prabhu, Srivas’ only son died in the evening about an hour after sunset.”
Sree Mahaprabhu asked, “Why did no one say anything before now?”
The devotees answered, “Lord, Srivas told us not to, because he was afraid that it would interfere with Your pleasure in kirtan.”
Sree Mahaprabhu said, “How could I ever abandon devotees who love Me to this extent!”
After this, Sree Mahaprabhu went inside and sat beside the child’s dead body and brought him back to consciousness. He asked, “Child! Why do you want to leave the house of such a devotee as Srivas?”
The dead child answered, “The few days that I was to spend in Srivas Pandit’s house are over, now I am following Your wish in going elsewhere. I am a living being without independence; I cannot go against Your wishes. Please be merciful to me, that I never forget Your lotus feet, wherever I go.”
When Srivas Pandit’s family members heard the child speak such wisdom, they immediately forgot their distress and stopped mourning. Mahaprabhu said to Srivas Pandit, “From this day on, Nityananda and I will be your sons. We will never leave you.”