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Gauranga - The
Golden Avatar
by
Diptiman Gaurahari das
& Diptimayi Vishnupriya devi
dasi

Founders of ‘The Gaudiya Treasures of Bengal’

(www.thegaudiyatreasuresofbengal.com)

Copyright © 2021 by Dwaipayan De

All rights reserved.
 Dedication :

namo bhaktivinodaya sac-cid-ananda-namine

gaura-sakti-svarupaya rupanuga-varaya te

| offer my respectful obeisances unto

Saccidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura, who is
the transcendental energy of Sri Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu. He is a strict follower of the path
shown by the Goswamis , who are headed by
Srila Rupa Goswami.

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We dedicate this book unto Srila Bhaktivinoda
Thakura, an intimate associate of Lord
Gauranga. Sri Saccidananda Bhaktivinoda
Thakura, is sometimes also referred to as the
seventh Goswami. His contribution to the
Brahma-Madhva Gaudiya Sampradaya is
invaluable. At a time when the science of pure
devotional service (Bhakti) had almost become
lost due to the cultural and religious
chauvinism of the ruling British, and the
essence of Vaishnavism largely discredited due
to the perverted actions and lifestyles of a few
non bonafide Vaishnava sects, Srila
Bhaktivinoda was largely responsible for
rescuing and unearthing the timeless
teachings of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. In
Fact, it was he who, after conducting
painstaking research, had rediscovered the
long lost birthplace of Sri Gaurasundara at
Yogpeeth. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura was not
only a magistrate but also a renowned and
recognized scholar in his days, with vast
knowledge in english,bengali,hindi,oriya and
sanskrit.He was also a member of the royal
asiatic society of London. He was instrumental
in unearthing several ancient manuscripts like
Chaitanya-upanishad (a portion of Atharva
Veda), Sri Krishna Vijaya, etc. We consider
ourselves an insignificant servant of Srila
Bhaktivinoda Thakura, whose causeless mercy

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has enabled us fools to catch a glimpse of the
lotus feet of all-merciful Sri Gaurahari.

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 About the Author

Diptiman Gaurahari das (Dwaipayan De) is

employed as a senior software engineer in a
reputed MNC. Diptimayi Vishnupriya devi dasi
(Debdatta De) serves as a dutiful homemaker.
They are also the founders of
www.thegaudiyatreasuresofbengal.com, a very
popular website dedicated to the service of the
Supreme Lord, Sri Gauranga, and His devotees.
Diptiman Gaurahari das and Diptimayi
Vishnupriya devi dasi are practicing gaudiya
Vaishnavas and initiated disciples of HH
Jayapataka Swami Maharaj, senior disciple of
HDG A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
(founder of Iskcon). Diptiman Gaurahari das
and Diptimayi Vishnupriya devi dasi are
actively engaged in teaching the glories of
devotional service. Their authored books and
contribution in this field have been well
received and appreciated by devotees all over
the world.

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 Disclaimer
1. Although the author and publisher have
made every effort to ensure that the
information in this book was correct at
press time, the author and publisher do
not assume and hereby disclaim any
liability to any party for any loss,
damage, or disruption caused by errors
or omissions, whether such errors or
omissions result from negligence,
accident, or any other cause.

2. This book is not intended as a substitute

for the medical advice of physicians. The
reader should regularly consult a
physician in matters relating to his/her
health and particularly with respect to
any symptoms that may require
diagnosis or medical attention.

3. Any views or opinions provided in this

book are not intended to malign any
religion, ethnic group, club, organization,
company, ideology, individual, anyone
or anything. All content provided in this
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 The author and publisher of this book
make no representations as to the
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 Table of Contents

Dedication :

About the Author 3

Disclaimer 5

Table of Contents 6

Sri Gauranga-Lila-Smarana-Mangala-Stotram 10

Sri Chaitanya Upanishad 103

108 Names of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu |

Gauranga Ashtottara ShataNamaVali AA9

Sri Saci-Tanaya Ashtakam : Prayers unto

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (son of Saci)
- composed by
Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya 140
Text One 140
Text Two 141
Text Three 141
Text Four 142
Text Five 143
Text Six 143
Text Seven 144
Text Eight 145

Sri Godruma Chandra Bhajan upadesha -

Worshiping Lord Chaitanya, the moon of
Godruma 147

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 Translation 154

Shikshashtakam - composed by Sri Chaitanya

Mahaprabhu 164
Verse 1: 167
Verse 2: 168
Verse 3: 169
Verse 4: 170
Verse 5: 170
Verse 6: A
Verse 7: ee
Verse 8: 172
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu - Biography, Teachings
& Hare Krishna Movement 174
Timeline & Family details of Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu : 178
Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu - External reasons
for His advent: 180
Confidential Reasons for Sri Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu’s appearance: 183
The dire situation of India before Sri Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu had appeared in this world: 187
Celestial pastimes - Lord Krishna’s confidential
revelations to Narada Muni : 193
Biography of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu - In a
nutshell : P48)
Lord Chaitanya's Teachings in a Nutshell: 205
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's causeless mercy : 209

On a closing Note PAWS

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 Sri Gauranga-Lila-Smarana-
Mangala-Stotram

Auspicious Verses for contemplating upon

the life and pastimes of Lord Gauranga -
composed by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura

VERSE 1

rahu graste jada sasadhare phalgune

purnimayam
gaude sake manusatamite sapta varsadhike
yah
mayapuryam samajani saci garbhasindhau
pradose
tam cic chakti prakatita tanum misra sunum
smarami

I meditate on Lord Chaitanya, the

transcendental son of Jagannatha Misra, who
took birth at the town of Mayapur in Bengal,

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 on a full moon day of Phalguna (February-
March) in the year 1407 Saka Era (1486
AD), from the ocean of Srimati Saci devi's
womb. He appeared during the evening, just
after sunset. His spiritual form is manifested
by the power of His own cit potency
(internal potency or antaranga shakti).

VERSE 2

visvambhara prabhu hari dvija Gauracandra

nimbesa nama nichayah kramato babhuva
yasyarya khanda mukutopama gauda rastre
gauram smarami satatam kali pavanam tam

I continuously meditate upon Lord

Chaitanya (Gauranga) who, growing up in
Bengal, the crown of this pious land of
India, came to be recognized by various
names like Viswambhara, Prabhu, Dvija,
Gauranchandra, etc. Lord Chaitanya is the
purifier of this age of Kali.

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 VERSE 3

angi kurvan nya sukha karim radhika bhava

kantim
misravase sulalita vapur gaura varno harir
yah
palli strinam sukham abhidadhat khelayam
asa balye
vande ham tam kanaka vapusam prangne
ringamanam

Hari, the Supreme Lord, accepted the luster

of the ecstatic love of Srimati Radharani,
and it filled Him with great bliss. In this
way, the Lord assumed a beautiful and
charming form with a complexion as
brilliant as molten gold. As a small child
playing and crawling about the courtyard of
Jagannatha Misra's house, Lord Hari
delighted the ladies of the neighborhood. I
offer my respectful obeisances to that golden
Lord Hari.

VERSE 4

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 sarpakritim svanganam hy anantam
kritvasanam yas tarasopavistah
tatyaja tam catmajananurodhad
visvambharam tam pranamami nityam

When Lord Anantadeva assumed the form

of an ordinary snake and entered the
courtyard of Jagannatha Misra, young
Visvambhara promptly began playing with
Him. When the distressed relatives appealed
to Him, Visvambhara left the snake. I
repeatedly offer my respectful obeisances
unto that Lord Viswambhara.

VERSE 5

balye srnvan vada harim iti krandanad yo

nivrittas
tasmat strmam sakala visaye nama ganam
tadasit
matrejnanam visadam avadan
mrittikabhaksaneyo
vande gauram kali mala haram nama
ganasrayam tam

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 When He (Lord Chaitanya) would hear the
holy name of Lord Hari in His childhood, he
would immediately stop crying. In this way,
He induced all the ladies of the village to
continually sing the Holy names of the Lord.
After eating clay (in His childhood), He
discoursed about the pure and splendid
spiritual truth to His mother. I offer my
respectful obeisances unto that Lord
Gaurasundara, who became the shelter of
the chanting of the Holy Names and thereby
removed the impurities of the age of Kali.

VERSE 6

paugandadau dvija gana grihe capalam yo

vitanvan
vidyarambhe sishu parivrto jahnavi snana
kale
vari ksepair dvija kula patin chalayam asa
sarvams
tam gaurangam parama capalam kautukisam
smarami

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 In His boyhood, Lord Gauranga played
several childish pranks in the brahmanas'
homes. On the first day of His school, He
and His friends splattered water on the
leaders of the brahmanas who were bathing
in the Ganges and caused them to flee. I
meditate on Lord Gauranga, the supreme
prankster and the leader of all playful boys.

VERSE 7

tirtha bhrami dvija kula maner bhaksayan

pakvam annam

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paschat tam yo vipula kripaya jnapayam asa
tattvam
skandharoha cchala bahutaya mohayam asa
caurau
vande 'ham tam sujana sukhadam dandadam
durjananam

He ate the rice cooked by one who was a

jewel among the brahmanas traveling to
different places of pilgrimage. He had later
mercifully revealed the truth of His spiritual
identity (as the supreme Lord) to this
brahmana. Again, climbing on the shoulders
of two thieves, the young Lord bewildered
them with His illusory potency. I offer my
respectful obeisances unto Lord Chaitanya,
who enchants the pious and punishes the
wicked.

VERSE 8

aruhya pristham shiva bhakta bhiksoh

sankirtya rudrasya gunanuvadam
reme mahanandamayo ya isas
tam bhakta bhaktam pranamami gauram

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 Climbing on the back of a mendicant
devotee of Lord Shiva, young Lord
Gauranga felt great bliss as He greatly
glorified Lord Shiva’s virtues. I offer my
respectful obeisances to Lord Gaura, the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is a
devotee of His devotees.

VERSE 9

lakshmi devyah pranaya vihitam mistam

annam erhitva
tasyai pradad varam ati subham chitta
santosanam yah
masyas cihnair nija parijanan tosayam asa
yas ca
tam gaurangam parama rasikam citta cauram
smarami

(One day instead of going to school, young

Lord Gauranga met with the young girl
Lakshmipriya). Accepting the sweets
lovingly offered by Lakshmipriya devi, He
offered her a beautiful benediction that

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 pleased her heart. Later, He satisfied His
relatives by showing them the ink marks on
His body (to prove that He had gone to
school). I meditate on Lord Gauranga, the
supremely playful thief of the heart.

VERSE 10

ucchista bhandesu vasan varango

matre dadau jnanam anuttamam yah
advaita vithi pathikair upasyam
tam gauracandram pranamami nityam

Sitting on rejected cooking pots, He spoke to

His mother about the highest transcendental
philosophy. Again and again, I offer my
respectful obeisances to Lord Gauracandra,
the supreme object of worship for those who
walk the path of monism (impersonal
philosophy).

VERSE 11

drstva tu matuh kadanam sva lostais

tasyai dadau dve sita narikele

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 vatsalya bhaktya sahasa sisur yas
tam matr bhaktam pranamami nityam

Seeing His mother suffering from a grave

disease, a young Lord Gauranga, being
driven by a son's love, quickly brought her
two white coconuts (for medicine). I
repeatedly offer my respectful obeisances
unto Lord Gauranga, who is devoted to His
mother.

VERSE 12

sannyasartham gatavati grhad agraje

visvarupe
mistalapair vyathita janakam tosayam asa
turnam
matuh sokam pitari vigate santvayam asa
yas ca
tam gaurangam parama sukhadam matr
bhaktam smarami

When His elder brother Visvarupa left home

and accepted sannyasa (renounced order of
life), Lord Gauranga solaced His grief-

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stricken father with sweet words, and when
His father passed away, He consoled His
grieving mother. I meditate on Lord
Gauranga who bestows great happiness, and
who is devoted to His mother.

VERSE 13

lakshmi devim pranaya vidhina

vallabhacarya kanyam
angi kurvan grha makha parah purva desam
jafama
vidyalapair bahu dhanam atho prapa yah
sastra vrttis
tam gaurangam egrha pati varam dharma
murtim smarami

Following the sacred rites of marriage, He

accepted Srimati Lakshmi devi
(Lakshmipriya devi), the daughter of
Vallabhacarya, and devotedly fulfilled His
responsibilities as a householder. A
professional scholar, He traveled to East
Bengal and earned great wealth by teaching.
I meditate on Lord Gauranga, the best of

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 ‘husbands, and the personification of
religious duty.

VERSE 14

varanasyam sujana tapanam sangamayya sva

desam
labdhva lakshmi viraha vasatah soka taptam
prasutim
tattvalapaih sukhada vacanaih santvayam
asa yo vai
tam gaurangam virati sukh-adam santa
murtim smarami

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He instructed pious Tapana Misra to travel
(from East Bengal) and stay in Benares.
Returning home to find His mother
mourning the death of Lakshmipriya devi,
He solaced her with pleasing words
describing the spiritual truth. I meditate on
Lord Gauranga, who is serene and provides
the joy of renunciation.

VERSE 15

matur vakyat parinaya vidhau prapa

visnupriyam yo
ganga tire parikara janair dig jito darpa hari
reme vidvaj jana kulamanih sri
navadvipacandro
vande ‘ham tam sakala visaye simham
adhyapakanam

Lord Gauranga married Srimati Vishnupriya

devi at His mother's request. On the bank of
the Ganges with His many disciples, He
struck down the pride of scholar Keshava
Kashmiri who had previously conquered all

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directions. Lord Gauranga, the jewel of all
learned scholars and the transcendental
moon of Navadvipa, had jubilantly
performed many pastimes. I offer my
respectful obeisances unto Lord Gauranga,
who is the lion among scholars.

VERSE 16

vidya vila-sair nava khanda madhye

sarvan dvijan yo viraraja jitva
smartams ca naiyayika tantrikams ca
tam jnana rupam pranamami gauram

Lord Gauranga manifested His educational

pastimes in Navadvipa where He effortlessly
and playfully defeated the smarta
brahmanas, naiyayikas (followers of nyaya
philosophy), and tantrikas (followers of
tantra). He shone with great brilliance. I
offer my respectful obeisances unto Lord
Gaura, the personification of transcendental
knowledge.

VERSE 17

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 vipra padodakam pitva
yo babhuva gatamayah
varnasramachara palam
tam smarami mahaprabhum

He became cured of a disease by drinking

water that had washed a brahmana's feet. I
meditate on Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, the
protector of Varnasrama dharma.

VERSE 18

preta ksetre dvija parivrtah sarva deva

pranamyo
mantram lebhe nia guru parivaktrato yo
dasarnam
gaudam labdhva svam ati vikrti
cchadmanovaca tattvam
tam gaurangam nava rasapparam bhakta
murtim smarami

Surrounded by brahmanas and offered

respect by all the demigods, Lord Gauranga
received the Hare Krishna mantra from the

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mouth of His spiritual master (Isvara Puri) at
Gaya. When He returned to Bengal, on the
pretense of suffering from a grave disease,
He explained the actual truth. I meditate on
Lord Gauranga, the personification of a
devotee, expert at tasting the nine mellows
of divine love.

VERSE 19

bhakty alapair niravadhi tadadvaita mukhya

mahantah
prapta yasyasrayak atisayah kirtanadyair
murareh
nityanandodaya ghatanaya yo babhuvesa
cesto
vande gaurah nayana sukhadah daksinah sad
bhujah tam

Endlessly discussing the truth of devotional

service, great devotees headed by Advaita
Acharya took shelter of Lord Gauranga
while chanting Lord Murari's holy names.
When Nityananda Prabhu appeared (in
Navadvipa), Lord Gauranga manifested His

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 pastimes as the Supreme Personality of
Godhead. I offer my respectful obeisances to
Lord Gaurasundara who, revealing His
powerful six-armed form, pleases the eyes.

VERSE 20

yah kola rupa dhrg aho varaniya murtir

gupte kripah ca mahatih sahasa chakara
tak vyasa pujana vidhau baladeva bhavan
madhvika yachana parah paramah smarami

Manifesting Lord Varaha's beautiful form all

of a sudden, Lord Gauranga was very
merciful to Murari Gupta. During His
worship of Vyasa deva, Lord Gauranga
imbibed the mood of Balarama and called
out for madhvika liquor. I meditate on Lord
Gaura, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

VERSE 21

advaita-candra vibhuna saganena bhaktya

nityam ca Krsna manuna paripujyate yah
srivasa mandira nidhim paripurna tattvam

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 tam sridharadi mahatam saranam smarami

Being confident that Lord Chaitanya is, in

reality, the Supreme Lord Krishna, moonlike
Advaita acharya, and His associates
worshiped Him at Srivasa's house. I
meditate on Lord Chaitanya, the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, who is the shelter
of Kolavecha Sridhara and the other
devotees.

VERSE 22

srivasa phalyam yavanam visodhya

cakre subhaktam svagunam pradarsya
premna sumatto visayad virakto
yas tam prabhum gaura vidhum smarami

Revealing His transcendental opulence, He

purified Srivasa's Muslim servant and
transformed him into a pure devotee. I
meditate on the golden moonlike form of
Lord Gauranga, who is free from all material
desire and maddened with pure love of God.

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 VERSE 23

sri rama rupa dhrg aho bhisaja murareh

srutva stavam raghupater mudam apa yo vai
cakre kusanga rahitam krpaya mukundam
tam suddha bhakti rasada pravaram smarami

Delighted to hear physician Murari Gupta's

prayers glorifying Lord Rama, Lord
Chaitanya assumed the form of Lord Rama
in the presence of His devotee. He also
mercifully saved His devotee Mukunda from
bad association (of Mayavadis). I meditate
on Lord Chaitanya, the philanthropist who
bestows the sweet nectar of pure devotional
service.

VERSE 24

ajnapaya ca bhagavan avadhuta dasau

danaya gokulapater nagaresu namnam
sarvatra jivanicayesu paravaresu
yas tam smarami purusam karunavataram

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 The Lord ordered His two avadhuta
(renounced and detached from material
concerns) devotees (Lord Nityananda and
Haridasa Thakura) to freely distribute the
holy names of Lord Krishna, the master of
Gokula, to all living entities, living
everywhere - whether be it in towns or
villages, whether they be of high or low
birth. I meditate on Lord Chaitanya, the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, who
mercifully descended to this world.

VERSE 25

yo 'dvaita sadma vicalan saha cagrajena

sannyasa dharma rahitam dhvajinam
surapam
tattvam visuddham avadal lalitakhya puryam
tam suddha bhakti nilayam sivadam
smarami

While traveling to the residence of Advaita

Acharya along with His elder brother
(Nityananda Prabhu), Lord Chaitanya,
instructed about the purity of genuine

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 spiritual life to a wine-drinking-pseudo-
sannyasi in the town of Lalita Puri. I
meditate on Lord Chaitanya, who is the
auspicious abode of pure devotional service.

VERSE 26

yo dvaitavada sathatasrita desikasya

pristham vyatadayad aho sahasa harir yah
premnapi bhakti pathagam ca cakara tam
tam
maya haram suvimalam satatam smarami

When Advaita Acharya began preaching the

cheating philosophy of impersonal monism
(Advaita vada), Lord Chaitanya, driven by
love and affection, suddenly started beating
Him on His back, causing Him to return to
the path of pure devotional service. I
eternally meditate on Lord Chaitanya, who
removes the illusions of impersonalism.

VERSE 27

sri rupa dhrg bhajana sagara magna hrbhyo

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 yas candrasekhara grhe pradadau sva
dugdham
svam darsayan vijayam uddharati sva
bhutim
tam sarva shakti vibhavasrayanam smarami

At Chandrasekhara's house, Lord Chaitanya

manifested the form of Lakshmi devi and
fed all the devotees present with His milk.
The devotees were all plunged into an ocean
of pure devotion. The Lord revealed His
transcendental opulence to Vijaya Dasa and
delivered him. I meditate on Lord Gauranga,
the abode of all transcendental potencies and
opulence.

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 VERSE 28

nidra tyagah snapanam asanam godrumadau

viharo
grame grame vicharanam aho kirtanam
calpa nidra
yame yame krama niyamato yasya bhaktair
_babhuvus
tam gaurangam bhajana sukhadam hy asta
yamam smarami

Accompanied by His devotees, Lord

Gauranga visited Godruma and many other
villages where He enjoyed several pastimes.
He bathed, ate, and continuously chanted the
holy names of Lord Krishna, hardly
sleeping. Throughout the day, I meditate on
Lord Gauranga who grants the bliss of pure
devotional service.

VERSE 29

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 yo vai sankirtana parikaraih srinivasadi
sanghais
tatratyanam patita jagadananda mukhya
dvijanam
durvrttanam hrdaya vivaram prema purnam
cakara
tam gaurangam patita saranam prema
sindhum smarami

Performing sankirtana, Lord Gauranga,

accompanied by His associates headed by
Srinivasa (Srivasa Pandita), swelled the
hearts of many fallen and sinful brahmanas
headed by Jagadananda, with ecstatic love
of God. I meditate on Lord Gauranga, who
is an ocean of divine love and the shelter of
the fallen.

VERSE 30

bhavavesair nikhila sujanan shiksayam asa

bhaktim
tesam dosan sadaya hridayo marjayam asa
saksat

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 bhakti vyakhyam sujana samitau yo
mukundas cakara
tam gaurangam svajana kalus ksanti murtim
smarami

Being filled with ecstatic love of God, He

instructed on devotional service to all the
pious devotees. Compassionate at heart, He
washed away their sins. The bestower of
liberation, He explained devotional service
in the assembly of devotees. I meditate on
Lord Gauranga, the personification of
forgiveness of His devotees' faults.

VERSE 31

yo vai sankirtana sukha ripum candakajim

vimucya
lasyollasair nagara nicaye Krishna gitam
cakara
varam varam kali gada haram sri
navadvipadhamni
tam gaurangtam natana vivasam dirgha
bahum smarami

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 After liberating Chand Kazi, the great
enemy of the blissful sankirtana festival, the
Lord jubilantly danced and chanted
Krishna's holy name in all the towns and
villages of Navadvipa, again and again. I
meditate upon that Lord Gauranga, who
cured the disease of Kali, who has very long
arms, and who is overwhelmed by the
ecstatic dancing amidst sankirtana.

VERSE 32

gangadaso muraripu bhisak sridharah

suklavastrah
sarve yasya pranati niratah prema purna
babhuvuh
yasyocchistasana suratika srila narayani ca
tam gaurangam parama purusam divya
murtim smarami

Gangadasa Pandita, the physician Murari

Gupta, Kholaveca Sridhara, and
Suklamabara Brahmacari were full of love
and devotion for Lord Gauranga. Srila

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 Narayani devi took great happiness in
honoring the remnants of foodstuff eaten by
Lord Gauranga. I meditate upon Lord
Gauranga, the supreme person, whose form
is splendid and transcendental.

VERSE 33

srivasasya pranaya vivasas tasya sunor

gatasor
vaktrat tattvam parama subhadam sravayam
asa tasmai
tad dasebhyo pi subha matim dattavan yah
paratma
vande gauram kuhaka rahitam jiva
nistarakam tam

Overwhelmed with love, He made Srivasa

Thakura hear the supremely auspicious truth
of spiritual life from the mouth of his dead
son. In this way, the Lord pacified the hearts
of Srivasa and His servants. I bow down
before Lord Gauranga, the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, who is free from all

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 duplicity and who is the deliverer of the
living entities.

VERSE 34

gopi bhavat parama vivaso danda hastah

pareso
vadasaktan ati jada matims tadayam asa
mudhan
tasmat te yat pratibhatataya vaira bhavan
atanvan
tam gaurangam vimukha kadane divya
simham smarami

When He became greatly overwhelmed by

experiencing the divine love felt by the
Gopis (of Vrindavan), some fools criticized
Him. When the Lord struck them with a
stick in His hand, they began hating Him
and planned for revenge. I meditate on Lord
Gauranga, who became a glorious lion to
chastise those who are averse to Him.

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 VERSE 35

tesam papa prasamana matih kantake magha

mase
lokesaksiprama vayasi yah keshavan nyasa
lingam
lebhe loke parama vidusam pujaniyo
varenyas
tam chaitanyam kaca virahitam danda
hastam smarami

Wishing to eliminate the offenses of the

smarta brahmanas, the Lord accepted the
renounced order of life (sannyasa) from
Keshava Bharati in the village of Katwa
during the month of Magha. He was just 24
years of age. I meditate upon the form of
Lord Chaitanya, with His head shaven, who
is worshiped by the learned, and who holds
a sannyasa danda in His hand.

VERSE 36

tyaktva geham svajana sahitam sri

navadvipa bhumau

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 nityananda pranaya vasagah Krishna
chaitanyacandrah
bhramam bhramam nagaram agmac
chantipurvam puram yas
tam gaurangam vraja jigamisavista murtim
smarami

Renouncing His home and relatives in

Navadvipa, and conquered by Nityananda's
love, moon-like Krishna Chaitanya
wandered (through Bengal) and finally
reached the town of Santipura. I meditate on
Lord Gauranga, who earnestly desired to
visit Vraja bhumi.

VERSE 37

tatranita tt ajita janani harsa sokakula sa

bhiksam dattva katipaya diva palayam asa
sunum
bhaktyayas tad vidhim anusaran ksetra
yatram cakara
tam gaurangam bhramana kusalam nyasi
rajam smarami

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The Lord's mother (Saci mata) was brought
there (to Santipur). Simultaneously joyful
and grief-stricken, she fed and protected her
son for a few days. Devotedly obeying His
mother's orders, the Lord then proceeded to
Jagannatha Puri. I meditate upon Lord
Gauranga, whose journey purified and
showered auspiciousness, and who is the
King of sannyasis.

VERSE 38

nityanando vibudha jagadananda damodarau

ca
lila gane parama nipuno datta sunur
mukundah
ete bhaktas carana madhupa yena sardham
pracelus
tam gaurangam pranata patala prestha
murtim smarami

He traveled (to Jagannath Puri) with

Nityananda, the greatly learned and
intelligent Jagadananda, Damodara, and

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singing about Krishna's pastimes. All of
them were devoted bumblebees drinking
honey from Lord Gauranga's lotus feet. I
meditate upon Lord Gauranga, whose form
is most dear to the devotees.

VERSE 39

tyaktva ganga tata jana padams cambu

lingam mahesam
odhre dese ramana vipine ksira cauram ca
viksya
sri gopalam kataka nagare yo dadarsatma
rupam
tam gaurangam sva bhajana param bhakta
murtim smarami

Bidding farewell to the deity of Lord Shiva

(at Chatrabhoga), situated on the shore of
the Ganges, Lord Chaitanya entered the land
of Orissa where He saw the deity of Khira
Cora Gopinath within charming gardens. At
Cuttack, He saw His own form as Sakshi
Gopala. I meditate on Lord Gauranga, who

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became absorbed in His own devotional
service.

VERSE 40

ekamrakhye pashupati vane rudra lingam

pranamya
yatah kapotaka siva puram svasya dandam
vihaya
nityanandas tu tad avasare yasya dandam
babhanja
tam gaurangam kapatamanuj am bhakta
bhaktam smarami

In the forest of Ekamra, Lord Gauranga

offered His obeisances unto a Shiva linga.
Thereafter he arrived at the auspicious town
of Kapotaka, where He set down His
sannyasa danda. Lord Nityananda
subsequently picked it up and broke it. I
meditate on Lord Gauranga who appears
disguised as a human being and who is
devoted to His devotees.

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 VERSE 41

bhagne dande kapata kupitas tan vihaya sva

vargah
eko nilacalapati puram prapya turnam
prabhur yah
bhavavesam paramam agamat Krsna rupam
vilokya
tam gaurangam purata vapusam nyasta
dandam smarami

Feigning anger on His sannyasa danda

(sannyasa rod) being broken, the Lord left
His associates and quickly proceeded alone
to Jagannath Puri. Beholding the beautiful
form of Lord Krishna, He became swelled
with ecstatic love. I meditate upon that
golden form of Lord Gauranga, who gave up
His sannyasa-danda.

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 VERSE 42

bhavasvada prakata samaye sarvabhaumasya

seva
tasyanarthan prakrti vipulan nasayam asa
sarvan
tasmad yasya prabala krpaya vaisnavo bhut
sa capi
tam vedartha racarana vidhau tattva murtim
smarami

When the Lord was savoring the

transcendental ecstatic love for Krishna,
Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya was serving
Him. It destroyed all the unwanted material
impurities within Sarvabhauma's heart. By
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the Lord's powerful mercy, he transformed
into a great Vaishnava. I meditate on Lord
Gauranga, the personification of a preacher
dedicated to expounding the Vedic truth.

VERSE 43

tatrositva katipaya diva daksinatyam jagama

kurmaksetre gada virahitam vasudevam
cakara
ramanande vijaya nagare prema sindhum
dadau yas
tam gaurangam jana sukha karam tirtha
murtim smarami

After staying at Jagannath Puri for some

days, He traveled to the South (of India). At
Kurmakshetra He cured the leper Vasudeva,
and at Vijaya-nagara He blessed and
bestowed Ramananda Raya with the ocean
of divine love. I meditate on Lord Gauranga,
who gives great pleasure to the living
beings, and who is the personification of all
holy places.

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 VERSE 44

dese dese sujana nicaya prema vistarayan yo

rangakshetre katipaya diva bhatta phalyam
avatsit
bhattacaryan parama kripaya Krsna
bhaktams cakara
tam gopalalaya sukha nidhim gaura murtim
smarami

The Lord distributed pure love of Krishna

wherever He went. He stayed for some days
with Venkata Bhatta's family at
Rangakshetra. Mercifully He transformed
the Bhattacharya into devotees of Lord
Krishna. I meditate on that golden form of
Lord Gauranga, who is an ocean of
happiness for the home and family of
Gopala Bhatta.

VERSE 45

bauddhan jainan bhajana rahitan

tattvavadahatams ca

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 mayavada hrada nipatitan suddha bhakti
racaraih
sarvams caitah bhajana kusalan yas
cakaratma saktya
vande 'ham tam bahu mata dhiyam pavanam
gauracandram

By preaching pure devotional service and by

His own transcendental potency, He
transformed all Buddhists, Jains, atheists,
Tattvavadis, and those who had fallen into
the lake of impersonal mayavada
philosophy, into auspicious pure devotees
(of Lord Krishna). I offer my respectful
obeisances to Lord Gauracandra, the purifier
of the various mental speculators.

VERSE 46

dattvanandam kali mala haram

daksinatyebhya iso
nitva granthau bhajana visayau Krsna
dasena sardham
alalesalaya patha gato nila sailam yayau yas

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 tam gaurangam pramudita matim bhakta
palam smarami

In this way the lord bestowed the spiritual

bliss of devotional service, unto the people
of South India. Accompanied by Kala
Krishna dasa, and having recovered two
devotional literatures (Brahma samhita and
Krishna karnamrita), the Lord traveled to
Jagannath Puri, via the road to Alalanatha. I
meditate on Lord Gauranga, who is the
protector of the devotees.

VERSE 47

kasimisra dvija vara grihe suddha

camikarabho
vasam cakre svajana nikarair yah svarupa
pradhanaih
namanandam sakala samaye sarva jivaya yo
dat
tam gaurangam svaj ana sahitam phulla
murtim smarami

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 (At Jagannath Puri) the Lord, whose
complexion was as splendid as that of pure
gold, stayed at the residence of the
brahmana, Kasi Mishra. Accompanied by
Svarupa Damodara and other associates, the
Lord continually bestowed the spiritual bliss
of chanting Lord Krishna’s holy names to all
living entities. I meditate on the jubilant
form of Lord Gauranga, who is surrounded
by His associates.

VERSE 48

nilagese ratham adhigate vaisnavair yas tad

agre
nrityan gayan hari guna ganam plavayam
asa sarvan
premnaudhiyan gajapati mukhan sevakan
suddha bhaktams
tam gaurangam sva sukha jaladhim bhava
murtim smarami

When Lord Jagannath ascended His chariot,

Lord Gauranga danced before the Lord and
chanted the glories of His transcendental

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 qualities. Lord Gauranga then inundated
King Prataprarudra, and the other pure
devotees of Orissa, with pure love of God. I
meditate on Lord Gauranga, Who is an
ocean of transcendental bliss and the
personification of ecstatic love of God.

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 VERSE 49

odhra desad yayau gaudam

simayam utkalasya yah
hitvaudhrq parsvadan devas
tam smarami sacisutam

Leaving His Orissan associates at the

border, the Lord returned to Bengal. I
meditate on Lord Chaitanya, the divine son
of mother Saci.

VERSE 50

srivasam vasudevam ca
raghavam sva sva mandire
drIstva santipuram yato
yas tam gauram smaramy aham

I meditate on Lord Gauranga, who met with

Srivasa Thakura, Vasudeva Datta, and
Raghava Pandita at their homes, and then
proceeded to Santipur.

VERSE 51

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 sri vidyanagare gacchan
vidyavachaspater grham
kuliyayam navadvipe
yayau yas tam aham bhaje

I worship Lord Gauranga who visited the

residence of Vidya Vachaspati at the town
of Vidyanagara which is located in Kuliya,
Navadvipa.

VERSE 52

vidya rupodbhava dhana janair ya na labhya

narena
tam chaitanya prabhuvara kripam dainya
bhavad avapa
devanandah kuliya nagarey asya bhaktan
prapujya
vandegauram vimada vidusam suddha
bhakty eka labhyam

Because he humbly worshiped the devotees,

Devananda of Kuliya nagara attained Lord
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's mercy, something

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 that cannot be acquired by any amount of
wealth, followers, beauty, or learning. I bow
down before golden Lord Gauranga, who is
only attained by the pure devotional service
of the pure and the wise.

VERSE 53

vrindaranyeksana kapatato gauda dese

prasutim
drstva snehad yavana kavalat sagrajam
rupam eva
uddhrtyaudhram punar api yayau yah
svatantrah paratma
tam gaurangam svajana tarane hrsta cittam
smarami

On the pretext of visiting Vrindavan, He

affectionately met with His mother in the
land of Bengal, delivered Rupa Goswami
and his elder brother (Sanatana Goswami),
from the clutches of the barbarians, and then
returned to Orissa. I meditate on Lord
Gauranga, the independent Supreme

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 Personality of Godhead, whose heart
becomes joyful to deliver the devotees.

VERSE 54

sangam hitva bahu vidha nrnam bhadram

ekam grhitva
yatram vrindavana drdha matir yas
cakaratma tantrah
rksa vyaghra prabhrtika pasun madayitvatma
saktya
tam svanandaih pasu mati haram
gauracandram smarami

Leaving the association of countless

devotees, and taking only Balabhadra
Bhattacarya with Him, the Lord proceeded
on His journey with His heart fixed on
Vrindavan. On the way, by His
transcendental potency, He made the bears,
tigers, and other wild animals mad with
transcendental ecstasy. I meditate on Lord
Gauracandra, who enchanted the minds of
the animals with His spiritual bliss.

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 VERSE 55

vrindaranye girivara nadi grama rajir

vilokya
purva krida smarana vivaso bhava punjair
mumoha
tasmad bhadro vraja vipinatas calayam asa
yam ca
tam gaurangam nija jana vasam dina murtim
smarami

Observing Govardhan hill, the best of the

mountains, rivers, and villages of
Vrindavan, He fainted, being overcome with
waves of ecstatic love remembering His
previous pastimes (as Lord Krishna). For
this reason, Balabhadra made Him leave the
forests of Vrindavan. I meditate on Lord
Gauranga, who was very submissive to the
wishes of His devotee and who became
overwhelmed with transcendental ecstasy.

VERSE 56

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 bhavavesam pathi param aho viksya tam
bhagyavanto
mlecchah kecic chubha mati balal lebhire
yat prasadam
bhaktas te ca pranaya vasaga yat prasadad
babhuvus
tam gaurangam jani mala haram suddha
murtim smarami

Seeing Him overcome with ecstasy, some

fortunate mlecchas, because of their pure
hearts, received His mercy. And by His
mercy, they became pure devotees,
becoming overwhelmed with love for
Krishna. I meditate on the supremely pure
form of Lord Gauranga, who destroys the
impurity of low birth.

VERSE 57

punye ganga tapanatanaya sangame tirtha

varye
rupam vidyam para rasa mayim siksayam
asa yo val

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premanan gokulapati gatam vallabhakhyam
budham ca
tam gaurangam rasa guru manim sastra
murtim smarami

At Prayag, the sacred junction of Ganga and

Yamuna, the Lord instructed Srila Rupa
Goswami on the nectar of transcendental
mellows. And to the learned and intelligent
Vallabhacarya, He taught the pure love for
the master of Gokula (Krishna). I meditate
upon Lord Gauranga, who is the jewel
among teachers of transcendental mellows
and who is the personification of Vedic
scriptures.

VERSE 58

kasi ksetre rasa virahitan kevaladvaita

paksan
premnaplavya svajana krpaya yas tu
rupagrajaya
visnor bhakti smrti viracane sadhu saktim
vyatarid

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 vande gauram bhajanavisaye sadhakanam
gurum tam

At Varanasi, by the mercy of His devotees,

He inundated the nectarless monists with the
nectar of pure love for Krishna. He
empowered Sanatan Goswami, Rupa
Gosvami's elder brother, to compose books
about Vishnu bhakti. I offer my respectful
obeisances unto Lord Gauranga, the spiritual
master of those experts at performing
devotional service.

VERSE 59

dhig gaurangam pranati rahitan suska

tarkadi dagdhan
ity evam vai pracura vacanam sankaranam
babhuva
nyasisanam sadasi mahatam yasya puja
tadabhut
tam gaurangam sva sukha mathanananda
murtim smarami

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 'To hell with those who do not bow down
before Gauranga! Wretched are those souls
who are scorched by the dry logic of
Mayavada!' Exclaiming this again and again
the exalted Shankara sannyasis then
worshiped Him. I meditate on Lord
Gauranga, who was agitated with
transcendental happiness.

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 VERSE 60

prapya kshetram punar api harir ghakta

vargams tutosa

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 ramananda pramukha suajanan
sarvabhaumadihan yah
premalapair hari rasa parair yapayam asa
varsams
tamgaurangam hari rasa kathasvada purnam
smarami

When Lord Gauranga returned to

Jagannatha Puri, He became very satisfied.
He rained the nectar of transcendental
mellows and devotional service of Lord Hari
on Ramananda Raya, Sarvabhauma
Bhattacarya, and the others. I meditate on
Lord Gauranga, who relishes the nectar of
transcendental love for Lord Hari.

VERSE 61

yat padabjam vidhi siva nutam viksitum te

mahanto
varse varse ratha parigtatau gauda desat
sametya
gritim labdhva manasi mahatim odhra desat
samiyur

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gaudiyanam parama suhrdam tam yatindram
smarami

Year after year at the time of the Rathayatra

festival, exalted devotees would travel from
Bengal to Puri to catch a glimpse of Lord
Chaitanya's lotus feet, which are worshiped
and glorified by Brahma and Shiva.
Attaining great satisfaction and delight at
heart, they would then leave Orissa. I
meditate on Lord Gauranga, the monarch of
sannyasis, and the supreme friend of the
Bengali devotees.

VERSE 62

nirvinnanam vipula patanam strisu

sambhasanam yat
tat tad dosat sva mata carakaraksanartham
ya isah
dosat ksudrad api laghu harim varjayitva
mumoda
tam gaurangam vimala caritam sadhu
murtim smarami

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 To shield His sannyasi followers from the
various vices that arise from having many
conversations with women, He rejoiced
when He rejected his devotee Chota
Haridasa for a minor offense. I meditate on
Lord Gauranga, whose activities are pure
and faultless, and who is the personification
of a saint.

VERSE 63

daivad hinanvaya janivatam tattva buddhi

prabhavad
acaryatvam bhavati yad idam tattvam ekam
sugudham
pradyumnaya pracura krpayajnapayam asa
yas tat
tam gaurangam guna madhukaram jadya
sunyam smarami

Lord Chaitanya very mercifully taught

Pradyumna Misra the confidential truth that
even if a person takes birth in a low family,

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 because of his past karma, yet he may
become a spiritual master by intelligently
understanding the truth of spiritual life. I
meditate on Lord Gauranga, who is free
from all foolishness, and who is a
bumblebee, relishing the transcendental
virtue of others.

VERSE 64

vatsalyena sva bhajana vasad dasa

gosvaminam yas
tattva jnanam bhajana visaye siksayam asa
saksat
sindhos tire carama samaye sthapayam asa
dasam
tam gaurangam sva carana jusam bandh
murtim smarami

Conquered by his devotional service, and

feeling paternal affection for him, Lord
Gauranga Himself instructed Raghunath das
Goswami, on the truth of spiritual life.
Towards the end of His manifested
pastimes, by the shore of the sea (Jagannath

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 Puri), the Lord made Raghunatha das His
servant. I meditate on Lord Gauranga who is
the friend of those, who jubilantly take
shelter of His feet.

VERSE 65

purim ramakhyam yo guru jana katha

nindana param
sadopeksya bhrantam kali kalusa kupe
gatam iha
amogham svi cakre jarijana krpa lesa balatah
saci sunuh sasvat smarana padavim gacchatu
sa me

He always tolerated the offenses of

Ramacandra Puri, who was fond of
blaspheming his superiors. Ramacandra Puri
had become confused and had slipped into
the muddy well of arguments. The Lord
accepted Amogha as one of His own
associates because he attained a tiny
fragment of His devotee's mercy. May the
son of Saci devi eternally stroll through my
memories.

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 VERSE 66

sanatanam kandu rasam prapiditam

sparsena suddham kripaya cakara yah
sva nasa buddhim parisodhayann aho
smarami gauram navakhanda nagaram

By touching him, the Lord mercifully cured

Sanatana Gosvami, who was being
tormented with a disease of itching sores.
The Lord also purified Sanatana of his
desire to commit suicide. I meditate on Lord
Gauranga, the hero of Navadvipa.

VERSE 67

gopinatham harapati balad yo raraksatma

tantro
ramanandanuja nija janam siksayan dharma
tattvam
papair labdham dhanam iti sada tyajyam eva
sva dharmat

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 tam gaurangam svajana sivadam bhadra
murtim smarami

The independent Lord protected Ramananda

Raya's younger brother Gopinatha
Pattanayaka from the King's (Maharaja
Prataparudra) rage. The Lord instructed
Gopinatha about piety, teaching that one
should not obtain money by sinful means. I
meditate on Lord Gauranga, who is the
personification of auspiciousness, and who
grants auspiciousness to His devotees.

VERSE 68

upayanam raghavatah samadritam

punah punah praptam api sva sesatah
sva bhaktato yena parat paratmana
tam eva gauram satatam smaramy aham

I always contemplate upon Lord Gauranga,

the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who
again and again accepted gifts from His

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devotee Raghava Pandita that were brought
from His own country (Bengal).

VERSE 69

tailam nangi krtam yena

sannyasa dharma raksina
jagadananda dattam ca
smarami tam mahaprabhum

I meditate on Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu,

who strictly following the rules of sannyasa
(renounced order), refused to accept the oil
gifted by Jagadananda Pandit.

VERSE 70

jagannathagare garuda sadana stambha

nikate
dadarsa sri murtim pranaya vivasa kapi jarati
samaruhya skandham yad amala hares tusta
manasah

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sacisunuh sasvat smarana padavim gacchatu
sa me

At Lord Jagannath's temple in Puri, standing

by the Garuda stambha, an elderly woman
being overwhelmed with devotional love
beheld the Deity of Lord Jagannath by
climbing upon Lord Chaitanya's shoulders.
May mother Saci's son (Gauranga), the
supremely pure Lord Hari, whose heart was
pleased by that woman, eternally stroll
through my memories.

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 VERSE 71

purideve bhaktim guru carana yogyam

sumadhuram
dayam govindakhye visada paricaryasrita
jane
svarupe yah pritim madhura rasa rupam hy
~akuruta
sacisunuh sasvat smarana padavim gacchatu
sa me

The Lord was greatly devoted unto the lotus

feet of Isvara puri whom He considered to
be His spiritual master. He was
affectionately merciful to His pure servant
Govinda, and He delighted Svarupa
Damodara by revealing to him the most
exalted mellows of madhurya rasa. May that
Lord Gauranga, the son of mother Saci,
eternally walk through my memories.

VERSE 72

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 dadhanah kaupinam vasanam arunam
sobhanamayam
suvarnadreh sobham sakala susarire dadhad
api
japan radha Krsnam galad udaka dharaksi
yugalam
sacisunuh sasvat smarana padavim gacchatu
sa me

May the vision of Saci's son, whose form is

as splendid as Mount Sumeru and who wore
a saffron kaupina, and whose eyes gave way
to streams of tears as He chanted the names
of Radha and Krishna, eternally stroll
through my memories.

VERSE 73

muda gayann uccair madhura hari

namavalim aho
natam mandam mandam nagara patha gami
saha janaih
vadan kakva re re vada hari harity aksara
yugam

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sacisunuh sasvat smarana padavim gacchatu
same

May the vision of Saci's son, happily and

loudly chanting the sweet holy names of
Lord Hari, dancing with His followers in a
procession that is slowly moving through the
city's streets, while plaintively appealing,
'Please chant the two syllables Ha-ri’,
eternally stroll through my memories.

VERSE 74

rahasyam sastranam yad aparicitam purva

vidusam
sruter gudham tattvam dasa parimitam
prema kalitam
dayalus tad yo 'sau prabhur ati krpabhih
samavadac
chacisunuh sasvat smarana padavim
gacchatu sa me

Lord Chaitanya mercifully revealed the ten

phases of divine love, a secret that lay
hidden within the Vedic scriptures and

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 previously unknown to the learned sages.
May that Lord Chaitanya, the son of mother
Saci, eternally stroll through my memories.

VERSE 75

amnayah praha tattvam harim iha paramam

sarva saktim rasabdehim
tad bhinnamsams ca jivan prakrti kavalitams
tad vimuktams ca bhavat
bhedabheda prakasam sakalam api hareh
sadhanam suddha bhaktim
sadhyam tat pritim evety upadisati harir
gaura candro bhaje tam

I worship Lord Gauracandra, who teaches us

the following :

1. Hari, the Almighty, is one without a

second.
2. He is always vested with infinite power
and potencies.

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3. He is the ocean of rasa (the transcendental
mellows which forms the basis of any
relationship).
4. The living entity is His separated part.
5. Certain living entities are engrossed by
Prakriti or His illusory material energy.
6. Certain living entities are freed from the
clutches of Prakriti.
7. All spiritual and material manifestations
are bhedabheda-Prakash (simultaneously
one and different from the Supreme Lord) of
Hari, who is the Almighty.
8. Bhakti, devotional service, is the only
means of achieving the ultimate object of
spiritual existence.
9. 'Prema', pure love in Krishna, is alone the
ultimate object of spiritual existence.

VERSE 76

svatah siddho vedo hari dayita vedhah

prabhrtitah
pramanam sat praptah pramiti visayams tan
nava vidhan

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tatha pratyaksadi pramiti sahitam sadhayati
no
na yuktis tarkakhya pravisati tatha sakti
rahita

Perfect knowledge was received by Brahma

and other devotees dear to Lord Hari. The
preceding nine axioms are the essence of all
truth. Sense perception, reason, etc might be
allowed as auxiliary evidence but by
themselves, they have no power to reveal the
truth.

VERSE 77

haris tt ekam tattvam vidhi siva suresa

pranamito
yad evedam brahma prakrti rahitam tat
tanumahah
paratma tasyamso jagad anugato visva
janakah
sa vai radha kanto nava jalada kantis cid
udayah

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 Lord Hari is the absolute truth. Brahma,
Shiva, and Indra bow respectfully before
Him. The impersonal Brahman is His bodily
effulgence and is free from any material
contamination. The all-pervading Supersoul
is His partial manifestation. The universe is
subordinate to Him. He is the father of the
creation and the lover of Srimati Radharani.
His pure spiritual form is splendid as a fresh
monsoon cloud.

VERSE 78

parakhyayah sakter aprthag api sa sve

mahimani
sthito jivakhyam svam acid abhihitam tam
tri padikam
svatantrecchah saktim sakala visaye prerana
paro
vikaradyaih sunyah parama puruso sau
vijayate

All glories to the Supreme Person, Lord

Hari, who is not different from His spiritual
potency, who is free from any material

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transformation or defect, and who remains
situated in His own glory. He is the
controller of various energies that can be
divided into three groups - |. His superior
transcendental potency (para) 2. the living
entities (jiva), and 3. the inanimate material
nature (Acit).

VERSE 79

sa vai hiladinyas ca pranaya vikrter hladana

ratas
tatha sa mvic chakti prakatita raho bhava
rasitah
taya sri sandhinya krta visada tad dhama
nicaye
rasambhodhau magno vraja rasa vilasi
vijayate

All glories to Lord Hari, who takes great

pleasure in savoring the transformations of
the ecstatic love that are manifested by His
hladini potency and the ecstasies manifested
by His samvit potency. In the splendid

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 spiritual abodes manifested by His sandhini
potency, that are beyond the reach of matter,
the Lord enjoys transcendental mellows and
loving exchanges with the residents of
Vrajabhumi.

VERSE 80

sphulinga rddhagner iva cid anavo jiva

nicaya
hareh suryasyevaprthag api tad bheda
visayah
vase maya yasya prakrti patir evesvara iha
sa jivo mikto pi prakrti vasa yogyah sva
gunatah

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 Just as the flares and sparks are to a great
fire, and just as the particles of sunlight are
to the sun, in the same way, the living
entities are simultaneously one and different
from the Supreme Lord Hari. Lord Hari is
always the supreme controller and the
master of Maya, the illusory potency,
whereas the living entities, even in their
liberated state, can become controlled by the
influence of Maya, due to their minuteness.

VERSE 81

svaruparthair hinan nija sukha paran Krishna

vimukhan
harer maya dandyan guna nigada jalaih
kalayati
tatha sthulair lingair dvividha varanath klesa
nikarair
maha karmalanair nayati patitan svarga
nirayau

Seeing that the living entities are averse to

Krishna, intent on their own enjoyment, and

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ignorant of their true spiritual nature, Maya
(illusory potency of Lord Hari) punishes
them by chaining them with the shackles of
the three modes of material nature, applying
a double case of gross and subtle coverings.
She engages them in laborious fruitive
activities (Karma) leading them up and
down through various heavenly and hellish
material worlds.

VERSE 82

yada bhramam bhramam hari rasa galad

vaisnava janam
kadacit sampasyams tad anugamane syad
ruci yutah
tada krsnavrtya tyajati sanakair mayika
dasam
svarupam bibhrano vimala rasa bhogam sa
kurute

After repeatedly wandering the path of

material existence, a fallen soul may meet a
pure devotee of the Lord from whom

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 streams the nectar of pure devotional
mellows unto Lord Hari. Following that
pure devotee, he turns attracted to Krishna
and gradually abandoning materialism,
assumes his original spiritual form thereby
enjoying the sweetest unalloyed mellows of
devotional service.

VERSE 83

hareh sakteh sarvam cid acid akhilam syat

parinatir
vivartam no satyam sruti mata viruddham
kali malam
harer bhedabhedau sruti vihita tattvam
suvimalam
tatah premnah siddhir bhavati nitaram nitya
visaye

Everything spiritual and material is a

transformation of Lord Hari's energy. The
idea that the Supreme Lord transforms into
everything of this world, is an impurity
spawned by the age of Kali and it

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contradicts the actual Vedic idea. The Vedas
establish the pure truth that everything is
simultaneously one and different from Lord
Hari, and therefore perfect spiritual love
eternally manifests.

VERSE 84

srutih krsnakhyanam smarana nati pujavidhi

gamas
tatha dasyam sakhyam paricaranam apy
atma dadanam
navangany etaniha vidhi gata bhakter
anudinam
bhajan sraddha yuktah suvimala ratim vai sa
labhate

The nine different forms of devotional

service to Lord Hari are:

1. To hear of the spiritual name, form,

qualities, and Lila (pastimes) of Krishna.

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 2. To utter and sing the name, form,
qualities, and pastimes of Krishna.
3. To meditate upon Krishna
4. Serving the Holy Feet of Krishna
5. Worshiping Him
6. Bowing down before Him
7. Doing all that pleases Him.
8. Being friends with Krishna
9. Resigning oneself completely unto
Krishna

One who has great confidence in these nine

processes of devotion and practices them in
his daily worship shall quickly attain the
pure love of God.

VERSE 85

svarupavasthane madhura rasa bhavodaya

iha
vraje radha Krsna svajana jana bhavam hrdi
vahan
paranande pritim jagad atula sampat sukham
atho

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 vilasakhye tattve parama paricaryam sa
labhate

In his original spiritual form, the pure love

of madhurya rasa (conjugal mellows) arises
within the spiritual aspirant. Bearing in his
heart the pure love for Radha-Krishna's
intimate associates in Vrindavan, he attains
supreme bliss, with his happiness exceeding
anything of this material world. He attains
supreme service of Lord Krishna in His
transcendental pastimes.

VERSE 86

prabhuh kah ko fivah katham idam acid

visvam iti va
vicaryaitan arthan hari bhajana kre chastra
caturah
abhedasam dharman sakalam aparadham
pariharan
harer namanandam pibati haridaso
haryanaih

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Reflecting upon the questions "Who is the
Supreme Lord? What is the living entity?
What is this inanimate material world?" a
scholar learned in the Vedic scriptures
begins worshiping Lord Hari. Shunning
material activities, duties, and the desire for
impersonal liberation, he becomes Lord
Hari's devotee and drinks the nectarean bliss
of chanting Lord Hari's holy names in the
association of other devotees.

VERSE 87

samsevya dasa mulam vai

hitvavidyamayam janah
bhava pustim tatha tustim
labhate sadhu sangatah

Accepting these ten axioms, rejecting

ignorance, and remaining in the association
of saintly devotees, one develops his love
for the Supreme Lord and thereby becomes
satisfied.

VERSE 88

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 itiprayam siksham caran madhupebhyah
paridisan
galan netrambhobhih snapita nija
dirghojjvala vapuh
paranandakaro jagad atula bandhur yati
varah
sacisunuh sasvat smarana padavim gacchatu
same

Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, the best of

sannyasis, is the unparalleled friend of the
world. His tall, blissful, effulgent spiritual
form is bathed from tears of divine ecstasy.
He instructs these truths to His devotees
who are like bumblebees eager to drink the
divine nectar from His lotus feet. May Lord
Chaitanya, the son of mother Saci, eternally
stroll through my memories.

VERSE 89

gatir gaudiyanam api sakala varnasrama

jusam

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 tatha caudiyanam ati sarala dainyasrita
hrdam
punah pascatyanam sadaya manasam tattva
sudhiyam
sacisunuh sasvat smarana padavim gacchatu
sa me

Lord Chaitanya is the highest shelter of

those devotees of Bengal who follow the
varnashrama dharma, those residents of
Orissa who are sincere, honest, and humble
at heart, and those people of the west who
are merciful and eager to discover the truth.
May He, the son of Saci, eternally stroll
through my memories.

VERSE 90

aho misragare svapati virahotkantha hrdayah

slatha sandher dairghyam dadhad ati visalam
kara padoh
ksitau dhrtva deham vikalita matir gadgada
vacah
sacisunuh sasvat smarana padavim gacchatu
sa me

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 Lord Chaitanya, while residing at Kasi
Misra's house, with His heart longing in
separation from Krishna, manifested the
most extraordinary symptoms of divine
ecstasy. He grew very tall because the joints
of His body had slackened, while His hands
and feet became elongated. He fell onto the
ground, His voice choked up, and His mind
became greatly agitated with divine love.
May the pastimes of Lord Chaitanya, the
transcendental son of mother Saci, eternally
stroll through my memories.

VERSE 91

gato baddha dvarad upala grha madhyad

bahir aho
gavam kalinganam api samatigacchan vrti
ganam
prakosthe sankocad bata nipatitah kaccha
aiva
sacisunuh saksat smarana padavim gacchatu
sa me

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 Lord Chaitanya had once escaped from a
bolted house made of stones. He then
wandered among the cows of Kalinga
(Orissa) and subsequently fell down. He
resembled a turtle because His limbs had
contracted within His own body (as a result
of divine ecstasy). May the vision of Lord
Chaitanya, the son of Saci, eternally stroll
through my memories.

VERSE 92

vrajaranyam smrtvba virha vikalantar

vilapito

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 mukham sanghrsyasau rudhiram adhikam
tad dadhad aho
kva me kantah krsno vada vada vadeti
pralapitah
sacisunuh saksat smarana padavim gacchatu
sa me

Remembering and longing for the forest of

Vrindavan, Lord Chaitanya became
overwhelmed with feelings of separation
from Krishna. He rubbed His face, and made
it bleed while lamenting, 'Where is My
beloved Krishna? Tell me! Tell me! Please
tell !' May the vision of Lord Chaitanya, the
son of Saci devi, eternally stroll through my
memories.

VERSE 93

payorases tire cakata giriraje sikatile

vrajan gosthe govardhana giripatim lokitum
aho
ganaih sardham gauro druta gati visistah
pramuditah

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sacisunuh saksat smarana padavim gacchatu
sa me

Lord Chaitanya once mistook the great sand-

dune ‘Cataka Parvata’ on the shores of the
ocean (in Puri) to be Govardhan, the king of
mountains located in Vrindavan. He
cheerfully ran along with His associates to
catch a glimpse of that ‘Cataka parvata’ hill.
May the pastimes of Lord Chaitanya, the son
of mother Saci, eternally stroll through my
memories.

VERSE 94

yasyanukampa sijhada jananam

samsara kupad raghunatha dasam
uddhrtya gunjah silaya dadau yas
tam gauracHandram pranamami bhaktya

With devotion, I offer my obeisances unto

Lord Gauracandra, whose mercy enchants
the living entities, and who, after rescuing
Raghunatha das Goswami from the blind

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well of material existence, gifted him with a
gunja necklace and a Salagrama sila.

VERSE 95

sad bhakti siddhanta viruddha vadan

vairasya bhavams ca bahir mikhanam
sangam vihayatha subhakta gosthyam
raraja yas tam pranamami gauram

I offer my respectful obeisances unto Lord

Gaurachandra who, rejecting all arguments
opposing pure devotional service and
abandoning the association of non-devotees,
appeared splendid in the company of saintly
devotees.

VERSE 96

namani visnor bahiranga patre

vistirya loke kali pavano bhut
premantarangaya rasam edadau yas
tam gauracandram pranamami bhaktya

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 With great devotion, I offer my obeisances
unto Lord Gauracandra who, giving Lord
Vishnu's holy names to the people of the
world in general, purified the contaminated
age of Kali. He also distributed the nectar of
pure love of Krishna to His elevated
confidential devotees.

VERSE 97

namaparadham sakalam vinasya

Chaitanya namasrita manavanam
bhaktim param yah pradadau janebhyas
tam gaurachandram pranamami bhaktya

With devotion, I bow before Lord

Gauracandra, who removes all offenses in
chanting the holy names committed by those
who take shelter of His holy name, thereby
bestowing pure devotional service unto the
living entities.

VERSE 98

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 ittham lilamaya vara vapuh Krsna
chaitanyacandro
varsan dvidvadasa parimitan ksepayam asa
garhye
sannyase yah samaparimitam yapayam asa
kalam
vande gauram sakala jagatam asramanam
gurum tam

In this way, the Supreme Personality of

Godhead appearing in His original moonlike
form as Krishna Chaitanya enjoyed His
pastimes for the first twenty-four years as a
householder, and thereafter the next twenty-
four years as a sannyasi (renounced), I offer
my respectful obeisances unto Lord
Gauranga, the spiritual master of the entire
world and people belonging to all stages of
life.

VERSE 99

daridrebhyo vastram dhanam api dadau yah

karunaya

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 bubhuksun yo nnadyair atithi nicayams
tosam anayat
tatha vidya danaih sukham atisayam yah
samabhajat
sa gaurangah sasvat smarana padavim
gacchatu mama

May the vision of Lord Gauranga, who

mercifully gave away clothes and money to
the poor, who mercifully satisfied His
hungry guests with food and other offerings,
and who in the same way gave great
happiness by distributing the gift of
transcendental knowledge, eternally stroll
through my memories.

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VERSE 100

sannyasasya prathama samaye tirtha yatra

cchalena

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varsan yo vai rasa parimitan vyapya bhaktim
tatana
sesan abdan vasu vidhu mitan ksetra dese
sthito yo
vande tasya prakata caritam yogamaya
baladhyam

On the pretext of traveling to places of

pilgrimage, He dedicated the first six years
of His sannyasa (renounced order) in
preaching pure devotional service unto Lord
Krishna, and in the final eighteen years, He
confined Himself to Jagannatha Puri. I offer
my respectful obeisances unto His
transcendental pastimes, manifested in this
world by His yogamaya potency.

VERSE 101

ha ha kastam sakala jagatam bhaktibhajam

visesam
gopinathalaya parisare kirtane yah prasose
aprakatyam bata samabhajan mohayan
bhakta netram

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 vande tasyaprakata caritam nityam
aprakrtam tam

Alas! Alas! The devotees throughout the

world were overwhelmed with intense grief
when Lord Gauranga, enchanting the
devotee's eyes, suddenly disappeared at
sunset while performing sankirtana at the
Tota Gopinatha temple. I offer my respectful
obeisances unto His eternal, spiritual
pastimes, which are no more manifest in this
world.

VERSE 102

bhakta ye vai sakala samaye gaura gatham

imam no
gayanty uccair vigalita hrdah gaura tirthe
visesa
tesam turnam dvija kula manih Krsna
caitanyacandrah
premavesam yugala bhajane yacchati prana
bandhuh

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friend, and the jewel of the brahmanas,
grants pure love for the transcendental
couple Sri Radha-Krishna, to those devotees
who regularly sing this song about Lord
Gauranga, especially at Sridham Mayapur,
with a loud voice and a heart drenched with
loving devotion.

VERSE 103

satkhaveda prame sake

karttike godrume prabhoh
gita bhaktivinodena
lileyam loka pavani

In the Karttika month of the year 406

Gaurabda (Caitanya era) Bhaktivinoda
composed this song at Godruma-dvipa. This
song, glorifying Lord Chaitanya's pastimes,
is the purifier of the entire world.

VERSE 104

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 yat prema madhurya vilasa ragan
nandatmajo gauda viharam apa
tasyai vicitra vrsabhanu putryai
lilamaya tasya samarpiteyam

Because He desired to taste intense love

experienced by Sri Radha (during Her
amorous pastimes with Krishna), Nanda's
son (Krishna) enjoyed His pastimes in the
land of Bengal. This incredible song, filled
with Lord Chaitanya's pastimes, is now
offered to Her, King Vrishnabhanu's
daughter (Radha).

iti sri bhaktivinoda viracitam sri srimad

gauranga smarana mangala stotram
samaptam

Thus concludes the hymn entitled ‘Sri

Srimad Gauranga Smarana Mangala
Stotram’ composed by Srila Bhaktivinoda.

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 Sri Chaitanya Upanishad

This Upanishad has been excerpted by Srila

Bhaktivinoda Thakura from the texts of the
Atharva Veda. The Thakura searched the
length and breadth of Bengal to obtain an
original copy of this rare manuscript that
describes the unique position and advent of
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. He was finally
provided with a copy of this original hand-
written manuscript from Pandita
Madhusudana Maharaja, of Sambala Pura.

Verse 1

atha pippaladah samit panir bhagavantam

brahmanam upasanno
bhagavan me subham kim atra caksvasveti

Carrying firewood in his hands, Pippalada

humbly approached his father, Lord
Brahma, and inquired: ““O my Lord, please
tell me how I may attain an auspicious life.”

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 Verse 2

sa hovaca
bhuya eva tapasa brahmacaryena sasvat
ramasva mano vaseti

Lord Brahma answered, “Always be very

satisfied with austerity, celibacy, and control
of the mind. In this way you shall attain all
auspiciousness in your life”

Verse 3

sa tatha bhutva bhuya enam upasadyaha-

bhagavan kalau papac channah prajah
katham mucyeran iti

Pippalada obeyed these instructions, and

after having become pure in his heart and
mind, he again approached Brahma, his
father, and asked, “O Lord, please explain
how the sinful living entities of Kali-yuga
may be delivered.”

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 Verse 4

ko va devata ko va mantro bhuhiti

Please reveal to me which deity or which

Mantra they should serve in order to become
delivered.

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Verse 5

rahasyam te vadisyami-jahnavi-tire
navadvipe golokakhye dhamni govindo dvi-
bhujo gaurah sarvatma maha-puruso

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mahatma maha-yogi tri-gunatitah satva-rupo
bhakti loke kasyatiti, tad ete sloka bhavanti

Lord Brahma replied, “Listen carefully, for I

shall reveal to you a confidential truth.
Govinda, the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, the supreme enjoyer, whose form
is transcendental, who is beyond the
jurisdiction of the three modes of material
nature, and who is the all-pervading
Supersoul residing in the hearts of living
entities, shall appear again in the age of
Kali. Appearing as the greatest devotee, the
Supreme Lord will assume a two-armed
form of golden complexion in His abode of
Goloka Vrindavana that is manifest on the
bank of the Ganges at Navadvipa. He will
broadcast pure devotional service in the
world. This incarnation of the Lord
(Gauranga) is explained in the following
verses".

Verse 6

eko devah sarva rupi mahatma

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 gauro rakta shyamala shveta rupah
Chaitanyatma sa vai Chaitanya shaktir
bhaktakaro bhakti do bhakti vedyah

The one Supreme Lord appears in

innumerable transcendental forms. He has
appeared with red, black, and white
complexions, and He shall also appear in the
golden form of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu,
who may only be known by pure devotional
service. He shall assume the role of the
perfect devotee, and shall disseminate the
path of pure devotional service.

Verse 7

namo vedanta-vedyaya
krishnaya paramatmane
sarva-Chaitanya-rupaya
Chaitanyaya namo namah

I offer my respectful obeisances unto Lord

Sri Krishna, the all-conscious all-pervading
Supreme Lord, who is known by the study

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 of Vedanta. He appears as Lord Chaitanya
unto whom I offer my respectful obeisances.

Verse 8

vedanta-vedyam purusham puranam

Chaitanyatmanam vishva-yonim mahantam
tam eva viditvati-mrityum eti
nanyah pantha vidyate yanaya

Knowing that Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is

the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is
understood by the study of Vedanta, who is
the primal cause of the material creation,
who is the oldest, the original person - one
crosses beyond this world of birth and death.
There is no other way for one to achieve
liberation.

Verse 9

sva-nama-mula-mantrena sarvam hladayati

vibhuh

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 The all-powerful Supreme Lord will
permeate the entire creation with
transcendental bliss by chanting of His own
holy names.

Verse 10

dve shakti parame tasya hladini samvid eva

ca iti

The Supreme Lord manifests two of His

transcendental potencies - hladini
(devotional bliss) and samvit (transcendental
knowledge).

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Verse 11

sa eva mula-mantram japati harir iti krishna

iti rama iti

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He chants the original mantra consisting of
the names of Hari, Krishna, and Rama (or
the Hare Krishna Mahamantra).

Verse 12

harati hridaya-granthim vasana-rupam iti

harih. krishih smarane tac ca nas tad-
ubhaya-melanam iti krishnah. ramayati
sarvam iti rama ananda-rupah atra shloko
bhavati

These three names of the Supreme Lord

(Hari, Krishna, and Rama) may be explained
as follows - (1) 'Hari' translates to 'He who
removes (harati) the knot of material desire
from the hearts of living entities’. (2)
'Krishna' consists of two root words 'Krish'
and 'na’. 'Krish' implies 'He who attracts the
minds of all living entities', and 'na' means
‘supreme transcendental pleasure’. (3)
‘Rama’
means 'He who pleases (ramayati) all living
entities’. The maha-mantra consists of the

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 repetition of these holy names of the
Supreme Lord.

Verse 13

mantro guhyah paramo bhakti-vedyah

The Maha-Mantra (Hare Krishna Hare

Krishna Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/ Hare
Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama, Hare Hare)
is confidential, best of all mantras, and can
only be understood by pure devotional
service (bhakti-yoga).

Verse 14

namany ashtav ashta ca shobhanani, tani

nityam ye japanti dhiras te vai mayam
atitaranti nanyah paramam mantram parama-
rahasyam nityam avartayati

Those who are sincerely endeavoring to

make progress in their spiritual lives
continuously chant these sixteen splendid
names of the Supreme Lord, and in this way,

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 they overcome the influence of material
energy. One should repeatedly chant these
holy names of the Lord which is the greatest
of all mantras, and the most confidential of
all secrets.

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 Verse 15

Chaitanya eva sankarshano vasudevah

parameshthi rudrah shakro brihaspatih sarve
devah sarvani bhutani sthavarani carani ca
yat kincit sad-asat-karanam sarvam. tad atra
shlokah

Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is the Supreme

Personality of Godhead who appears as
Sankarshana and Vasudeva. He is the
original father of Brahma, Shiva, Indra,
Brihaspati, all demigods, and all moving and
nonmoving entities. He is the cause of all
that is temporary and all that is eternal. He is
the original cause of everything. This is
described in the following verses.

Verse 16-18

yat kincid asad bhunkte

ksharam tat karyam ucyate sat karanam
param jivas
tad aksharam itiritam ksharaksharabhyam
paramah

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 sa eva purushottamah
Chaitanyakhyam param tattvam
sarva-karana-karanam

This material world is temporary, whereas

the individual living entities who try to
enjoy matter are eternal. The Supreme Lord
is superior to both the temporary material
creation and the eternal individual living
entities. This Supreme Person, the Absolute
Truth, is none other than Sri Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu, the original cause of all
causes.

Verse 19

ya enam rasayati bhajati dhyayati sa

papmanam tarati sa puto bhavati, sa tattvam
janati, sa tarati shokam, gatis tasyate
nanyasyeti

Anyone who develops a love for Chaitanya

Mahaprabhu, worships Him, or meditates on
Him is delivered from sin, becomes purified,
understands the Supreme Truth, and

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overcomes lamentation. This highest goal of
life is not attained by others.

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 108 Names of Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu |Gauranga
Ashtottara ShataNamaVali

Sri Gauranga Ashtottara Shata Nama

(Ashtottara ShataNamaVali) are the 108
names of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. The
following amazing all-purifying verses have
been composed by Sri Sarvabhauma
Bhattacharya to broadcast the glories of
Lord Gauranga all over the creation. Below

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 are their translations for the pleasure of all
the devotees of Lord Gauranga.

namaskrtya pravaksyami deva-

devam jagad-gurum

namnam-astottara-satam
caitanyasya mahatmanah

After offering my respectful obeisances unto

Lord Chaitanya, who 1s a great soul, the
Lord of all Lords, and the spiritual master of
the entire universe, I will now narrate His
108 holy names.

visvambharo jita-krodho maya-

manusa-vigrahah

amayi mayinam sretho vara-deso

dvijottamah

e Viswambhara - He supports and

sustains the creation

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Jita Krodha - He is triumphant over
the influence of ordinary worldly
anger
Maya Manusha vigraha - He
assumes the illusory form of a human
Amayi - He is bereft of deceitful
behaviour
Mayinam Shrestha - He is the chief
of transcendental cheaters
Vara desha - He appears in the best
of lands
Dvijottama - He is best among the
brahmanas

Jagannatha-priya-sutah pitr-
bhakto maha-manah

lakshmi-kantah Saci-putrah
premado bhakta-vatsalah

Jagannatha-priya-suta - He is the
dearest son of Jagannatha Mishra
Pitri bhakta - He is devoted to His
father
Maha mana - He has great mental
prowess

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Lakshmi kanta - He is the beloved
husband of the Goddess of fortune
(Lakshmi)
Sachi Putra - He is the son of mother
Saci
Premada - He is the bestower of
ecstatic loving devotion
Bhakta vatsala - He is very devoted
and affectionate towards His devotees

dvija-priyo dvija-varo vaishnava-

prana nayakah

dvi-jati-pujakah santah srivasa-

priya isvarah

Dvija Priya - He is very dear to the

brahmanas
Dvija vara - He is the best amongst
the brahmanas
Vaishnava prana nayakah - He is
the hero and the very life and soul of
the Vaishnavas (devotees)
Dvi jati pujakah - He is also the
worshiper of the brahmanas
Shanta - He is peaceful and serene

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Srivasa Priya - He is very dear to
Srivasa Pandita
Isvara - He is the supreme controller

tapta-kanchana-gaurangah
simha-grivo maha-bhujah

pita-vasa rakta-pattah sad bhujo

‘tha catur-bhujah

Tapta kanchana Gauranga - His

complexion resembles molten gold
Simha Griva - His neck is like that of
a lion’s
Maha bhuja - His arms are very
strong and powerfully built
Pita vasa - He dresses in yellow
clothes (as a householder)
Rakta patta - He dresses in red
clothes (as a sannyasi)
Sad bhuja - He manifests a six armed
form
Catur bhuja - He manifests a four
armed form

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Avi-bhujas gada-panih cakri

padma-dharo 'malah

panca-janya-dharah sarngi venu-

panih surottamah

e Dvi bhuja - He also manifests a two

armed form
e Gada pani - He is the wielder of the
mace
e Chakri - He is the holder of the
discus
e Padma dhara - He holds a lotus
flower

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e Amala - He is sinless
e Pancha janya dhara - He carries the
pancha janya conch shell
e Sharngi - He carries a bow
e Venu pani - He holds a flute
e Surottama - He is the chief of all
divine personalities

kamalaksesvarah prito gopa-

liladharo yuva

nila-ratna-dharo rupya-hari
kaustubha-bhusanah

kamalaksesvarah - He is the Lord of

lotus-eyed Lakshmi (goddess of
fortune)
Prita - He is dear to all living entities
e Gopi leela-dhara - He is the abode of
cowherding pastimes
e Yuvra - He is supremely youthful
e Nila ratna dhara - He fancies
wearing sapphires
Rupya hari - He likes to wear silver
necklaces

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e Kaustubha bhusana - He is
ornamented with kaustubha gem

srivatsa-lanchano bhasvan-mani-
dhrk kanja-locanah

tatanka-nila-srih rudra-lila-kari
guru-priyah

e Srivatsa Lanchana - He is adorned

with the mark of Srivatsa
e Bhasvan mani dhrik - His body is
embellished with many wonderful
jewels
e Kanja Lochana - His eyes possess a
shape of a beautiful lotus petal
e Tatanka nila shri - He adorns
sapphire earrings
e Rudra lila kari - Sometimes He
enacts the pastimes of Lord Shiva
e Guru priya - He is very dear to His
spiritual master

sva-nama-guna-vakta ca
namopadesa-dayakah

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acandala-priyah suddhah sarva-
prani-hite ratah

Sva nama guna vakta - He is aware

of the glories of His own holy name
Namopadesha dayaka - He teaches
about the glories of His holy names
Achandala priya - He is dear to even
the lowest outcastes
Shuddha - His character is spotless
Sarva prani hite rata - He is
engaged in the welfare of all living
entities

visvarupanujah sandhyavatarah
sitalasayah

nihsima-karuno gupta atma-

bhakti-pravartakah

Visvarupanujah - He is the younger

brother of Visvarupa
Sandhyavatara - He appeared during
dusk
Shitalashaya - He desires mitigating
the sufferings of all living entities

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e Nihsima karuna - His possesses
unlimited compassion
e Gupta - He is very grave and
reserved
e Atma bhakti pravartaka - He
preaches devotion unto Himself

mahanando nato nrtya-gita-

nama-priyah kavih

arti-priyah sucih suddho bhavado

bhagavat-priyvah

e Mahananda - He is always absorbed

in the highest bliss

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e Nata - Sometimes He performs as a
dramatic actor
e Nritya gita nama priya - He is fond
of dancing, singing, and chanting of
the Lord's holy names.
e Kavi - He is a learned scholar and
poet
e Arti priya - He is dear to those who
are in distress
Suci - He is meticulously clean
Suddha - He is spotlessly pure
e Bhavada - He bestows ecstatic loving
emotions
e Bhagavat Priya - He is fond of
exalted devotees

indradi-sarva-lokesa-vandita-sri-
padambujah

nyasi-cudamanih Krishnah
sannyasasrama-pavanah

e Indradi sarva lokesha vandita Sri

Padambhuja - His divine lotus feet
are worshiped by Indra and the rulers
of various heavenly planets

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Nyasi Chudamani - He is the crest
jewel of all renunciates
Krishna - He is none other than Lord
Krishna, the all-attractive Supreme
Personality of Godhead.
Sannyasashrama pavana - He is the
purifier of renounced order of life

Caitanyah Krishna-caitanyo
danda-dhrg nyasta-dandakah

avadhuta-priyo nityananda-sad-
bhuja-darsakah

Chaitanya - He is the living force of

all creation
Krishna Chaitanya - He is the all-
attractive living force
Danda dhrik - He carries the
sannyasa staff (being a renounced)
Nyasta dandaka - He abandons the
sannyasa staff
Avadhuta priya - He is dear to
Nityananda prabhu (the divine
madman)

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Nityananda sad bhuja darshaka -
He manifests His six-armed form to
Nityananda

Mukunda siddhi do dino

vasudevamrita pradah

Gadadhara prana natha arti ha

sarana pradah

Mukunda siddha da - He bestows

perfection to His devotee Mukunda
Dina - He is meek and humble
Vasudevamrita prada - He bestows
nectar of devotion unto this devotee
Vasudeva (the leper)
Gadadhara prana natha - He is the
life and soul of Gadadhara Pandita
Arti ha - He eliminates the distress of
His devotees
Sharana prada - He is the ultimate
shelter of His devotees

akincana-priyah prano guna-

grahi jitendriyah

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adosa-darsi sumukho madhurah
priya-darsanah

Akinchana priya - He is dear to

those who possess nothing
Prana - He is the life of the entire
creation
Gunagrahi - He accepts only the
good qualities of others
Jitendriyah - He wins over the
influence of material senses
Adosha darshi - He is blind to the
faults of others
Sumukha - His face is bright and
auspicious
Madhura - He is supremely sweet
Priya darsanah - He is very precious
to behold

pratapa-rudra-samtrata
ramananda-priyo guruh

ananta-guna-sampannah sarva-
tirthaika-pavanah

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Pratapa rudra samtrata - He is the
deliverer of Maharaja Pratapa Rudra
Ramananda Priya - He is the
beloved of Ramananda Raya
Guru - He is the spiritual master of
all living beings
Ananta Guna sampannah - He is
endowed with unlimited good
qualities
Sarva tirthaika pavana - He is the
sole purifier of all places of
pilgrimage

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 Vaikuntha natho lokeso
bhaktabhimata rupa dhrk

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 Narayano maha yogi jnana
bhakti pradah prabhuh

Vaikuntha natha - He is the Lord of

Vaikuntha, the spiritual world
Lokesha - He is the Lord of the
material world
Bhaktabhimata rupa dhrik - He
manifests different forms according to
the desires of His devotees
Narayana - He is the Supreme shelter
for all living beings
Maha yogi - He is the greatest yogi
Jnana bhakti pradah - He bestows
the intellectual knowledge concerning
devotion
Prabhu - He is the Lord and the
master of all.

Piyusa vachanah prithvi pavanah

satya vak sahah

Oda desa jananandi

sandohamrita rupa shark

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 e Piyusha vachana - His words are
showers of pure nectar
e Prithvi pavana - He is the deliverer
of the earth
e Satya vak - He always speaks
truthfully
e Saha - He can endure all forms of
distress
e Oda desha jananandi - He charms
the people of Orissa
e Sandohamrita rupa dhrik - He
personifies the form of all universal
nectar

yah pathed pratar utthaya

caitanyasya mahatmanah

sraddhya parayopetah strotram

sarvagha nasanam

prema bhaktir harau tasya jayate

natra samsayah

It is advised one faithfully approaches and

recites this transcendental sin-destroying
prayer in the morning to Sri Chaitanya

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Mahaprabhu, the great soul. One who does
this shall feel the awakening of ecstatic
loving devotion unto Lord Hari; of this,
there is no ambiguity.

asadhya-roga-yukto ‘pi mucyate

roga-sankatat

sarvaparadha-yukto ‘pi so’

paradhat pramucyate

Even if one is troubled with an incurable

disease, one becomes freed from all danger
of the ailment. Even if one has committed
all types of offenses, one becomes freed
from their consequences.

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 Dhalguni-paurnamasyan tu
caitanya-janma-vasare

sraddhaya paraya bhaktya maha-

stotram japan purah

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 yad yat prakurute kamam tat tad
evaciral labhet

If one chants this great prayer with faith and

devotion on Lord Chaitanya's appearance
day (Gaura Purnima - the full moon day in
the month of Phalguna), then their pure
desires are perpetually attained.

aputro vaisnavam putram labhate

natra samsayah

ante caitanya-devasya smrtir

bhavati sasvati

If a devotee couple yearns to have a child

but is unable to do so, then they shall obtain
a Vaishnava child without a doubt. And at
the time of their death, they will attain
remembrance of Sri Chaitanya and gain
entrance into His eternal pastimes.

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 Sri Saci-Tanaya Ashtakam :
Prayers unto Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu (son of Saci)
- composed by
Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya

Text One

Ujjwala-varana-gaura-vara-deham

Vilasita-niravadhi-bhava-videham

tri-bhuvana-pavana-kripayah lesham

tam pranamami cha Sri Saci tanayam

Unto He, whose divine bodily complexion

resembles that of brilliant gold, whose host
of pastimes enact the heights of sublime
ecstatic bliss, who purifies the three worlds
by an iota of His mercy - unto that son of

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 Saci (Chaitanya Mahaprabhu), I offer my
obeisances.

Text Two

Gadagada-antara-bhava-vikaram

Durjana-tarjana-nada-vishalam

Bhava-bhaya-bhanjana-karana-karunam

tam pranamami cha Sri Saci tanayam

Unto He, whose heart is in a state of rapture,

transformed by feelings of ecstatic Love,
whose thunderous roars menace the persons
with a wicked mentality, whose mercy
dissipates all fears of mundane existence -
unto that son of Saci, I offer my obeisances.

Text Three

Arunambara-dhara-caru-kapolam

Indu-vinindita-nakha-caya-ruciram

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 Jalpita-nija-guna-nama-vinodam

tam pranamami cha Sri Saci tanayam

Unto He, who wears garments resembling

the color of the rising sun, whose cheeks are
captivating, whose lustrous fingernails
surpass the radiance of the moon, who is
immersed in the ecstasy of chanting His own
virtues and names - unto that son of Saci, I
offer my obeisances.

Text Four

Vigalita-nayana-kamala-jaladharam

Bhushana-nava-rasa-bhava-vikaram

Gati-ati-manthara-nritya-vilasam

tam pranamami cha Sri Saci tanayam

Unto He whose lotus eyes continuously

exude a stream ofecstatic tears, whose form

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 is embellished with transformations of ever-
fresh mellows of transcendental love, whose
elegant gait supplements His divine dancing
pastimes - unto that son of Saci, I offer my
obeisances.

Text Five

Chanchala-charu-charana-gati-ruchiram

Manjira-ranjita-pada-yuga-madhuram

Chandra-vinindita-sitala-vadanam

tam pranamami cha Sri Saci tanayam

Unto He, whose beautiful dancing and

elegant gait are adorned with the sweet
tinkling of ankle bells, whose soothing face
surpasses the cooling rays of the moon -
unto that son of Saci, I offer my obeisances.

Text Six

Dhrita-kati-dora-kamandalu-dandam

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 Divya-kalevara-mundita-mundam

Durjana-kalmasa-khandana-dandam

tam pranamami cha Sri Saci tanayam

Unto He, who wears the lion-cloth of a

mendicant and takes up the staff and water-
pot of a sannyasi monk, whose divine body
and shaven head are so enchanting, and
who vanquishes the sins of the wicked by the
rod of chastisement He carries - unto that
son of Saci, I offer my obeisances.

Text Seven

Bhushana-bhuraja-alaka-valitam

Kampita-bimbadhara-vara-ruchiram

Malayaja-virachita-ujjwala-tilakam

tam pranamami cha Sri Saci tanayam

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 Unto He, whose locks of hair are
ornamented by the dust raised by His
ecstatic dancing, whose captivating lips
shiver like matured red Bimba fruits, whose
divine form and forehead shine with marks
of tilaka and sandalwood - unto that son of
Saci, I offer my obeisances.

Text Eight

Nindita-aruna-kamala-dala-nayanam

Ajanulambita-sri-bhuja-yugalam

Kalevara-kaisora-nartaka-vesham

tam pranamami cha Sri Saci tanayam

Unto He, whose lotus eyes defame the hue of

the rising sun, whose two beautiful arms
extend down to knees, whose divine body is
decorated like a youthful dancer - unto that
son of Saci, I offer my obeisances.

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 f
te
2)
ait
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Bengal |

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Sri Godruma Chandra Bhajan
upadesha - Worshiping Lord
Chaitanya, the moon of
Godruma

Song name - Yadi Te Hari Pada Saroja

Sudha

Official Name - Sri Godruma Candra

Bhajanopadesa

Composer - Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura

(1)
yadi te hari-pada-saroja-sudha-

rasa-pana-param hridayam shatatam

parihrtya grham kali-bhava-mayam

bhaja godruma-kanana-kunja-vidhum

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 (2)
dhana-yauvana-jivana-rajya-sukham

nahi nitvam anukshana-nasha-param

tyaja gramya-katha-sakalam viphalam

bhaja godruma-kanana-kunja-vidhum

(3)
ramani-jana-sanga-sukham ca sakhe

charame bhayadam purusartha-haram

hari-nama-sudha-rasa-matta-matir

bhaja godruma-kanana-kunja-vidhum

(4)
Jada-kavya-raso nahi kavya-rasah

kali-pavana-gaura-raso hi rasah

alamany-kathady-anusilanaya

bhaja godruma-kanana-kunja-vidhum

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vrishabhanu-sutanvita-vama-tanum

yamuna-tata-nagara-nanda-sutam

murali-kala-gita-vinoda-param

bhaja godruma-kanana-kunja-vidhum

(6)
hari-kirtana-madhyagatam svajanaih

pariveshtita-jambunadabha-harim

nija-gauda-janaika-kripa-jaladhim

bhaja godruma-kanana-kunja-vidhum

(7)
giriraja-suta-parivita-grham

nava-khanda-patim yati-citta-haram

sura-sangha-nutam priyaya sahitam

bhaja godruma-kanana-kunja-vidhum

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 (8)
kali-kukkura-mudgara-bhava-dharam

hari-nama-mahausadha-dana-param

patitarta-dayardra-sumurti-dharam

bhaja godruma-kanana-kunja-vidhum

(9)
ripu-bandhava-bheda-vihina-daya

yad abhikshnam-udeti mukhabja-tatau

tama krsnam iha vraja-raja-sutam

bhaja godruma-kanana-kunja-vidhum

(10)
tha copanisat-parigita-vibhur

dvija-raja-sutah purtabha-harih

nija-dhamani khelati bandhu-yuto

bhaja godruma-kanana-kunja-vidhum

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 (11)
avatara-varam paripurna-phalam

Para-tattvam ihatma-vilasa-mayam

vraja-dhama-rasambudhi-gupta-rasam

bhaja godruma-kanana-kunja-vidhum

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(12)
sruti-varna-dhanadi na yasya krpa-

jJanane balavad-bhajanena vina

tam ahaituka-bhava-patha hi sakhe

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 bhaja godruma-kanana-kunja-vidhum

(13)
api nakra-gatau hrada-madhya-gatam

kam amocayad arta-janam tam ajam

avichintya-balam siva-kalpa-tarum

bhaja godruma-kanana-kunja-vidhum

(14)
surabhindra-tapah-paritusta-mano

vara-varna-dharo harir avirabhut

tam ajasra-sukham muni-dhairya-haram

bhaja godruma-kanana-kunja-vidhum

(15)
abhilasa-cayam tad abheda-dhiyam

asubham ca subham ca tyaja sarvam idam

anukulataya priya-sevanaya

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(16)
hari-sevaka-sevana-dharma-paro

hari-nama-rasamrta-pana-ratah

nati-dainya-daya-paramana-yuto

bhaja godruma-kanana-kunja-vidhum

(17)
vada yadava madhava krsna hare

vada rama janardana kesava he

vrsabhanu-suta-priyanatha sada

bhaja godruma-kanana-kunja-vidhum

(18)
vada yamuna-tira-vanadri-pate

vada gokula-kanana-punja-rave

vada rasa-rasayana gaura-hare

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 bhaja godruma-kanana-kunja-vidhum

(19)
cala gaura-vanam nava-khandamayam

patha gaurahares caritani muda

lutha gaura-padankita-ganga-tatam

bhaja godruma-kanana-kunja-vidhum

(20)
smara gaura-gadadhara-keli-kalam

bhava gaura-gadadhara-paksa-carah

srnu gaura-gadadhara-caru-katham

Translation

1) Ifyou want your heart to be always

engrossed in drinking the ambrosial
mellows of the lotus feet of Lord Hari, then
give up household life, which is full of
quarrels and conflict, and simply worship

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 Lord Gauranga, the moon of Godruma’s
forest bowers.

2) Material riches, youth, long duration of

life, and royal happiness — none of these
are eternal. They may be destroyed at any
moment. Give up all useless mundane talks
and simply worship Lord Gauranga, the
moon of Godruma’s forest bowers.

3) O friend, the pleasures enjoyed in the

company of beautiful young women
ultimately transforms into fearfulness and
distracts one from the real goals of life. Just
worship Lord Gauranga, the moon of
Godruma’s forest bowers intoxicating your
mind with the nectarine mellows of Lord
Hari's holy names.

4) The taste of mundane poetry does not

offer the sweet taste of true poetry. The
sweet mellows of true poetry are found in
the pastimes of Lord Chaitanya, the savior
of souls in this age of Kali. There is no need
of discussing any poetry other than the
teachings and pastimes ofLord Gaura! Just

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 worship Lord Gauranga, the moon of
Godruma’s forest bowers.

5) Krishna, the transcendental paramour,

stands on the banks of the Yamuna with
Radha, the daughter of Vrishabhanu, on His
left side. He is absorbed in the pastime of
playing soft, melodious songs with His flute.
Just worship Lord Gauranga, the moon of
Godruma’s forest bowers, who is none other
than the son of Nanda.

6) He (Gauranga) is Lord Hari, sparkling

like molten gold. Surrounded by His loving
devotees amidst Lord Hari's sankirtana, He
is the personification of the ocean of mercy
for the Gaudiya Vaishnavas. Just worship
Lord Gauranga, the moon of Godruma’s
forest bowers.

7) He whose home is surrounded by the

river Ganges, the daughter of the
Himalayas; He who is the Lord of all the
nine islands of Navadvipa, including
Antardvipa; He who steals the hearts of
sannyasis (renounced) and who is greatly

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 glorified by the demigods - worship that
Lord Gauranga, the moon of Godruma’s
forest bowers, along with His wife
Vishnupriva.

8) Lord Gauranga is like the mighty hammer

that smashes the sin and oppression of the
mad-dog of Kali-yuga. He is engrossed in
disseminating the holy name of Krishna,
which is the greatest medicine to release one
from the material existence. His
transcendental form is beautiful, and His
heart is full of compassion for the suffering,
fallen souls of this world. Just worship Lord
Gauranga, the moon of Godruma’s forest
bowers.

9) Both friends and enemies are the

recipients of His compassion that is ever
manifest from His lotus face. Worship that
Golden Lord, the moon of Godruma’s forest
bowers, who is none other than the son of
Nanda Maharaja.

10) In the Upanishads, He is celebrated as

the all-pervading Supreme Lord. He had

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 appeared as the son of a brahmana and is
none other than Lord Hari Himself,
adorning a molten gold complexion. In His
abode, He sports with His cowherd
boyfriends. Just worship this Lord
Gauranga, the moon of Godruma’s forest
bowers.

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11) He (Gauranga) is the most wonderful of
all incarnations because He is the source of
all other expansions of the Supreme Lord.
He is the Supreme Truth, enjoying His
pastimes here in Godruma (Godruma-
dvipa). Worship Lord Gauranga, the moon

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 of Godruma’s forest bowers, who is the
embodiment of the most confidential divine
mellows.

12) Without devotional service, mere

mundane scholarship, high family lineage,
wealth, and so on are not adequate to invoke
the causeless mercy of the Lord. O friend,
Just worship Lord Gauranga, the beautiful
moon of Godruma’s forest bowers, adopting
the path of selfless devotion.

13) The same Lord had previously liberated

Gajendra, the king of elephants, from the
grasp of a crocodile, fighting in the middle
of a lake. Lord Sri Chaitanya is the same
unborn Lord, possessing inconceivable
power, and is likened to an auspicious
desire tree. Simply worship that Lord
Gauranga, the moon of Godruma’s forest
bowers.

14) Lord Krishna, being pleased with the

penances and austerities of Indra and the
Surabhi cow, appeared in this world as Lord
Chaitanya, adorning a golden complexion.

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Godruma’s forest bowers, who is eternally
happy and the captivator of the intelligence
of all learned sages.

15) Give up all worldly desires, monistic

meditations, and relative conceptions of
inauspiciousness and auspiciousness. In a
favorable mood, with loving devotion,
simply engage yourself in just worshipping
Lord Gauranga, the moon of Godruma’s
forest bowers.

16) Serving the Vaishnavas, being addicted

to drinking the sweet nectar of the holy
name of Hari, and with a mood endowed
with modesty, humility, and compassion,
simply worship Lord Gauranga, the moon of
Godruma’s forest bowers.

17) Always worship Lord Gauranga, the

beautiful moon of Godruma’s forest bowers,
and call upon the Lord,” O Yadava ! O
Madhava O Krishna, O Hari, O Rama O
Janardana, O Keshava, O beloved Lord of
Radha!”

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of Godruma’s forest bowers, and call upon
the Lord “O Lord of the Vrindavana forest,
which lies along the banks of the Yamuna! O
Lord of Govardhana Hill ! O son of the
forest of Gokula! O giver of life to the rasa
dance! O Gaurahari!

19) Let's go to Navadvipa, which consists of

nine islands. Read and recite with great joy
the wonderful pastimes of Lord Gaurahari.
Roll about in ecstasy on the banks of the
Ganges, which are marked with the
footprints of Lord Caitanya, and just
worship Lord Gauranga, the moon of
Godruma’s forest bowers.

20) Remember the pastimes of Gaura and

Gadadhara. Become a servant of Gaura and
Gadadhara. Listen to the beautiful pastimes
relating to Gaura and Gadadhara and just
worship Lord Gaura, the moon of
Godruma’s forest bowers.

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Shikshashtakam - composed by
Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, the Supreme

Personality of Godhead, had mercifully
appeared at Yogpeeth (in Mayapur, West
Bengal, India) about 500 years ago (in the
year 1486 AD), to bless us with the most
wonderful, deep and ecstatic pastimes of
Gaura lila. The identity of Lord Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu as the Supreme Personality of
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Godhead can be verified in a number of
Vedic scriptures like Srimad Bhagavatam,
Mahabharata, Garuda Purana, Nrsimha
Purana, Padma purana, Bhavishya Purana,
Narada Purana etc. Sri Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu is the most munificent
incarnation of the Supreme. Lord Gaurahari
freely gives what no other incarnation of the
Supreme Lord has ever given before - the
ecstatic pure love of God. He does not
consider one’s qualifications or background
or pedigree before bestowing this supreme
gift upon them, receiving which one
achieves the ultimate perfection of his
human life. This ecstatic love of God eludes
the great demigods like Brahma, Shiva and
Indra. Even Lakshmi devi, the wife of Lord
Narayana, hankers to receive it. A yogi
cannot achieve it , even after performing
severe austerities for thousands of years. A
Jnani cannot smell it even after analysing
the whole of the vedic scriptures. This
ecstatic love of God is extremely rare but it
can be easily achieved by the causeless
mercy of Lord Gauranga. That is why lord

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Chaitanya is known to be the essence of all
the other incarnations of the Supreme -
‘Avatara sar Gaura avatara’. Although being
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
Himself and having broadcasted the
congregational chanting of the holy names
of Krishna in all four directions, He did not
pen any transcendental literatures Himself,
but rather empowered his associates like Sri
Rupa and Sanatan Goswamis to compose
various literatures on devotion. It was
through them that he expounded the science
of bhakti (devotional service) and glorified
Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of
Godhead. The only work that is known to
have been penned by him is the famous
eight verses of Shikshashtakam. Sri
Shikshashtakam carries the essence of the
entire process of devotional science (Bhakti)
from the very basics up to the highest goal
of Krishna Prema (unconditional selfless
devotional service unto Krishna). It can be
stated without uncertainty that whoever
deeply studies these instructions of
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, follows them, and

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imbibes them to their heart, has indeed been
blessed with a higher understanding of the
path of Bhakti. These glorious shlokas are as
follows :

Verse |:

ceto-darpana-marjanam bhava-maha-
davagni-nirvapanam

shreyah-kairava-chandrika-vitaranam
vidya-vadhu-jivanam

anandambhdhi-vardhanam prati-padam
purnamritasvadanam

sarvatma-snapanam param vijayate shri-

krishna-sankirtanam

All glories to Sri Krishna Sankirtana

(congregational chanting of Lord Krishna's
holy names), which cleanses the heart of all
the dust accumulated for years and

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 extinguishes the fire of material existence.
That sankirtana movement is the waxing
moon that spreads the white lotus of good
fortune for all living entities. It is the life
and soul of all transcendental knowledge. It
expands the ocean of transcendental bliss,
and it enables us to fully taste the nectar for
which we are always zealous.

Verse 2:

namnam akari bahudha nija-sarva-shaktis

tatrarpita niyamitah smarane na kalaha

etadrishi tava kripa bhagavan mamapi

durdaivam idrisham ihajani nanuragahah

O my Lord, Your holy name alone can

render all benedictions to living beings, and
thus You have hundreds and millions of
names, like Krishna and Govinda. In these
transcendental names, you have invested all
Your transcendental potencies and there are

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 no hard and fast rules for remembering
them. O my Lord, out of kindness You enable
us to easily approach You through Your holy
names, but Iam so unfortunate that I have
any attachment towards them.

Verse 3:

trinad api sunicena

taror api sahishnuna

amanina manadena

kirtaniyah sada harihi

One should chant the holy name of the Lord

ina humble state of mind, considering
oneself lower than a straw in the street; one
should be more tolerant than a tree, being
devoid of all sense offalse prestige, and
should be ready to offer all respect unto
others. In such a state of mind, one can
chant the holy name of the Supreme Lord
continually.

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 Verse 4:

na dhanam na janam na sundarim

kavitam va jagad-isha kamaye

mama janmani janmanishvare

bhavatad bhaktir ahaituki tvayi

O, almighty Lord, I have no desire to

accumulate material wealth, nor do I want
beautiful women, nor do I desire any
followers. All I want, life after life, is
unmotivated devotional service unto You.

Verse 5:

ayi nanda-tanuja kinkaram

patitam mam vishame bhavambudhau

kripaya tava pada-pankaja-

sthita-dhuli-sadrisham vichintaya

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 O son of Maharaja Nanda (Krishna), |am
Your eternal servitor, yet somehow or other
I have fallen into this horrible ocean of birth
and death. Please bestow your mercy and
rescue me from this ocean of nescience and
place me as a particle of dust at Your lotus
feet.

Verse 6:

nayanam galad-ashru-dharaya

vadanam gadgada-ruddhaya gira

pulakair nichitam vapuh kada

tava nama-grahane bhavishyati

O my Lord, when will my eyes be beautified

with tears of love gliding down as I chant
Your holy name? When will my voice falter,
and when will the hairs of my body stand on
end in transcendental ecstasy as I chant
Your holy name?

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 Verse 7:

yugayitam nimeshena

chakshusha pravrishayitam

shunyayitam jagat sarvam

govinda-virahena me

O, Govinda! Feeling Your separation, I am

considering even a moment to be a great —
millennium. Tears flow from My eyes like
torrents of rain, and I perceive the entire
world as void in Your absence.

Verse 8:

ashlishya va pada-ratam pinashtu mam

adarshanan marma-hatam karotu va

yatha tatha va vidadhatu lampato

mat-prana-nathas tu sa eva naparaha

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I know no one but Krishna as my Lord, and
He shall remain so even ifHe roughly
handles me by His embrace or breaks my
heart by not being visible to me. He is a
debauchee, after all, and He is completely
free to do anything He wishes, but still, He
alone, and no one else, shall be the
worshipable Lord of My heart.

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 Chaitanya Mahaprabhu -
Biography, Teachings & Hare
Krishna Movement

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Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, had mercifully
appeared at_Yogpeeth (in Mayapur, West
Bengal, India) about 500 years ago (in the
year 1486 AD), to bless us with the most
amazing, profound, and ecstatic pastimes of
Gaura Lila. Lord Chaitanya is also called
upon by His innumerable names like Gaura,
Gauranga, Gaurahari, Nimai, Gaurasundara,
etc. In this article, we shall summarize the
life, teachings, and biography of Sri
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in a nutshell.
Eminent brahmana, Sri Jagannatha Misra
and Saci devi were the proud parents of
Lord Chaitanya. The identity of Lord
Chaitanya as the Supreme Personality of
Godhead can be verified in a number of
Vedic scriptures like Srimad Bhagavatam,
Mahabharata, Garuda Purana, Nrsimha
Purana, Padma purana, Bhavishya Purana,
Narada Purana etc. We are quoting just two
of such references below, for the pleasure of
the devotees.

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 aham purno bhavisyami yuga
sandhyau visesatah

mayapure navadvipe bhavisyami

saci sutah

(Garuda Purana)

Translation - In the future, in

first part of Kali yuga, I shall
appear in my complete spiritual
form at Mayapura, Navadvipa
and become the son of Saci.

The mission of the Lord,along with a

description of His golden complexion and
how He descends along with His
confidential associates in this age of Kali ,to
inaugurate the Sankirtana Yajna is revealed
in Srimad Bhagavatam (Bhagavata purana) -

Krishna varnam tvishakrishnam

sangopangastra-parsadam

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 yajnaih sankirtana prayair
yajanti hi sumedhasah

(Srimad Bhagavatam 1 1.5.32)

Lord Chaitanya’s life and teachings have

been instrumental in uniting people across
different nationalities, across different
backgrounds - be it social, economic,
linguistic, cultural. His teachings have been
an example of such unity that the United
Nations would be very proud of. Sri
Chaitanya’s teachings have inspired men
and women all across the world, to be united
in this common cause, to forget their
external differences and help each other out
in their journey of life - a journey which is
as important to the rich as it is to the poor,
which is as important to an American as it is
to an Indian; a journey which is as important
to a Chinese as it is to a Australian. It is not
too uncommon these days to hear the chants
of ‘Hare Krishna’ ‘Hare Krishna’ in the
streets of London, Paris, Tokyo or New
Delhi. Congregational chanting of ‘Hare
Krishna’, finds its roots in the teachings of

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Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Eminent
personalities have concluded that Sri
Chaitanya’s life & teachings have no
parallel in human history. Sri Chaitanya’s
pastimes defy the investigative and the
descriptive abilities of phenomenologists
and psychologists of religious experience.

Timeline & Family details of

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu :

Names : Viswambhar, Nimai, Krishna

Chaitanya, Gauranga, Gaurahari,
Gaurasundara, etc

Birth : 18th February 1486 AD

Place of Birth - Yogpith, Mayapur, West

Bengal

Ancestral house - Sylhet (Bangladesh)

Father : Jagannath Misra

Mother : Saci devi

Elder Brother : Visvarupa Misra

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Spouse : Lakshmipriya devi and
Vishnupriya devi

Maternal aunt - Sarvajaya Devi

Paternal Grandfather : Upendra Misra

Paternal Grandmother : Shobha devi

Maternal grandfather - Pandit Nilambar

Chakravarti

Started teaching : 1497 AD - at the age of

1]

First Initiation : Accepted first initiation

from Isvara Puri, disciple of Madhavendra
puri, at Gaya.

Sannayasa Initiation : 1510 AD - Accepted

Sannyasa (renounced order of life) at Katwa
from Keshava Bharati at the age of 24

Disappearance : 1534 AD - Wrapped up

His earthly pastimes at the age of 48

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Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu -
External reasons for His advent:

Lord Chaitanya though, except for a few

rare occasions, had never revealed His
identity as the Supreme Lord.He forever
remained absorbed in the mood of a
devotee.There were several reasons for Lord
Chaitanya to appear in this world which
have been revealed in detail by Srila
Krishnadas Kaviraj Goswami in his
nectarian composition, Sri Chaitanya
Caritamrta. He writes that Sri Krishna after
enacting the sweet pastimes of Vrindavana,
pondered over how He had not bestowed the
science of unalloyed devotion unto the
Supreme, for a long long time.The entire
world worships Him in a mood of reverence,
strictly following the rules and regulations
ordained in the scriptures. However such a
worship does not please Him very much ,as
spontaneous loving attachment, which is the
very essence of a relationship, is absent in
such a worship.

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 Aishwarya jnanete saba jagat misrita

Aishwarya sithila preme nahi mora prita

(Chaitanya Caritamrta, adi -3.16)

The general populace is very much aware of

the six absolute opulences of the Supreme
Lord (strength, beauty, wealth, knowledge,
fame, renunciation) and hence they visualize
and worship the Lord reverentially in His
opulent form.Though one who worships this
opulent form of the Lord achieves liberation
and a destination in the Vaikuntha planets
(spiritual world), yet such a person, 1s
largely ignorant of the ecstatic sweet
mellows as experienced by the elevated
devotees of Vrindavana. The devotees of
Vrindavana are always immersed in a mood
of spontaneous loving relationship with the
Supreme.The Lord now wanted to freely
bestow this Supreme benediction of
unalloyed devotional service, the highest
ecstasy of spirituality, the treasure of the
residents of Vrajabhumi (Vrindavan) ,to one
and all. He wanted to distribute this

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Supreme science of Krishna consciousness,
receiving which nothing else remains to be
achieved, to all the fallen souls of this age of
Kali, irrespective of their caste,creed or
qualification. Encapturing this deep mood
and mission of the Lord ,Srila Bhaktivinoda
Thakura sings -

atyanta durlabha prema karibare

dana,

sikhaya sharanagati bhakatera

prana

To bestow this most rare form of

divine love, Sri Chaitanya teaches
us to surrender, which is the life
of all the devotees.

Lord Chaitanya is hence also referred to as

‘Maha vadanyaya’ or the most munificent
as He is the most merciful incarnation of
the Supreme.

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Confidential Reasons for Sri
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s
appearance:

Apart from propagating the holy names of

the Supreme Lord (Krishna) and the science
of unconditional devotional service, there
was another confidential reason why Lord
Chaitanya had descended in this world.The
Supreme Personality of Godhead Sri

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Krishna possessed an intense desire to relish
the supreme transcendental bliss that Srimati
Radharani experienced by serving Him.
Krishna is the Supreme Enjoyer, however,
Srimati Radhika, the Supreme enjoyed,
experiences a higher degree of ecstasy by
serving Sri Krishna.This is something that
bewildered even the Supreme Lord and He
wanted to experience this first hand, in order
to properly appreciate Radharani’s position.
He also wanted to understand the
transcendental mellow of Himself and how
He was a reservoir of all sweetness that
drove His devotees crazy.Hence taking up
the mood (bhava) and the golden bodily
complexion (kanti) of Srimati Radharani, Sri
Krishna descended as Lord Chaitanya in this
holy land of Navadvipa.Navadvipa was
perceived and created by Srimati Radharani
Herself to provide pleasure to Her
worshipable master. Sri Chaitanya’s heart
was an image of Srimati Radhika’s emotions
- greatly turbulent with the feelings of union
(sambhoga) and separation (vipralambha)
with Krishna. Hence, it is stated that there is

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no difference between Lord Chaitanya and
the combination of Sri Krishna and Srimati
Radharani (Sri Krishna Chaitanya ,Radha
Krishna Nahe anya). Sri Bhaktisiddhanta
Saraswati Thakura exclaims that Sri
Chaitanya is not simply Krishna or simply
Radhika. Instead, He is the intense embrace
of Sri Radha and Krishna. Such is the
intensity of their embrace that the divine
couple becomes inseparable and merges into
one form. Sri Krishna is then ornamented
with the deep mood of Radharani and gets
completely covered by Her bodily
effulgence.Such is the Supreme position of
Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

One should however not confuse these

transcendental emotions with the feelings
that we experience in our day to day life in
relation to other people or any object.It must
be pointed out here, that both union and
separation from the Supreme Lord produces
different states of ecstasy within a
devotee.In fact the ecstasy in the mood of
separation from the Supreme, is even higher

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than that in union.This is exactly opposite to
what we experience in relation to the petty
things of this material world. These
uncontrollable feelings became more and
more manifested within Lord Chaitanya as
His pastimes progressed.During the later
stages of His pastime at Gambhira (where
Sri Chaitanya resided in Puri) , He was so
greatly obsessed with the madness of
separation from Krishna, that He exhibited
the highest symptoms of ecstasy.

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The dire situation of India before Sri

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu had
appeared in this world:

Before Sri Chaitanya had appeared in

Navadvipa, its residents were largely

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preoccupied with material pursuits.People
were egoistic about their material
possessions and lacking in God
consciousness.Those who engaged in
discussing Bhagavad Gita or Srimad
Bhagavatam, did not touch upon its essence
of devotional service. The holy names of
Krishna were nowhere to be heard in the
entire town of Navadvipa. Being absorbed in
the illusory potency of the Lord, people
remained in forgetfulness of their eternal
master. They misused their wealth in
extravagant wedding ceremonies of their
children.

Dambha kari visya-hari puje kon yana

Puttali karoye keho diya bahu dhana

Dhana nashto kare putra kanyara bibhaya

Eimata jagatera byartha kala yaya

(Chaitanya Bhagavata, Adi, 2.65-66)

Feeling pity upon these suffering souls, the

devotees prayed to Lord Krishna for their

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deliverance.Sri Advaita Acharya, who is
fifty years elder to Lord Chaitanya, was one
such devotee.Sri Advaita was the combined
incarnation of the potencies of Sada Shiva
and Lord Mahavishnu.Seeing the people of
the world completely immersed in material
activities and suffer greatly the pangs of
material miseries, Advaita Acharya became
deeply pained at heart.Overwhelmed with
compassion, He began teaching Bhagavad
gita and Srimad Bhagavatam, by explaining
their purports in accordance to the science of
devotional service, and decrying the paths of
philosophical speculation and fruitive
activities.Srila Haridasa Thakura , Srivasa
Pandita and several other elderly vaishnavas,
regularly congregated at Advaita Prabhu’s
house and discussed the glories of the
Supreme Lord together. Visvarupa, an
expansion of Lord Balaram and the elder
brother of Lord Chaitanya, was also among
those who graced His audience.

gita bhagavata kahe acharya gosai

Jnana-karma nindi kare bhaktira badai

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 (Chaitanya Caritamrta, Adi , 13.64)

In Sri Chaitanya Mangala it has been

recorded that the sad state of affairs of the
entire world at that time, caused deep
anguish within the heart of Narada muni, a
close associate of the Supreme Lord.

Para dukhe katara narada

mahamuni

Krishna-katha rasha-gaan
dibasha rajani

Krishnakatha lobhe bule samsara

bhramiya

Na shunila Krishna-nama jagata

chahiya

(Chaitanya Mangala, Sutra

Khanda, 2.27-28)

Sri Narada Muni, who always

sang the nectarian pastimes of
Lord Krishna day and night, felt

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 deeply distressed observing the
miseries of others. To give out the
holy names of Sri Krishna,
Narada muni wandered
throughout the universe. But the
people of this world, being too
attached to their material
possessions, were not eager to
accept the holy names.

The great sage Narada could not hear the

chanting of the holy names of Krishna, even
after wandering throughout the entire world.
He grew greatly astonished. He began
thinking of ways and means of delivering
the suffering people. Narada thought, “The
venomous snake of Kali has bitten everyone
and as a result, the people of this world are
aflame and mesmerized by their illusory
pride. Being solely devoted unto their
genitals and belly, the people of this world
have totally forgotten Krishna. Their heart is
continuously afflicted with the poison of
greed, fascination, lust, anger, intoxication,
pride, and they needlessly live the

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philosophy of ‘I’ and ‘mine’. But they
cannot make out who they are and what is
actually theirs”.Seeing the miserable
condition of the people in general in this age
of Kali, the great sage Narada, became
thoughtful and began considering. Finding
no other way to rescue the people, Narada
came wandering to the gates of Dwarka, the
abode of the Supreme Lord.

Aichhana lokera dukha dekhi

mahamuni

Antare chintita haiya mone mone

guni

Ghor kalikaale lokera na dekhi

nistara

Bhromite bhromite gela

Dwarkara daar

(Chaitanya Mangala, Sutra

Khanda, 2.37-38)

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Celestial pastimes - Lord Krishna’s
confidential revelations to Narada
Muni:

Back in the spiritual world, Lord Krishna

enquired from Narada muni regarding the
cause of his sorrows. Narada muni
expressed himself and answered,” The songs
celebrating Your exalted qualities are my
nectarian foodstuffs. Hankering to preach
Your glories, I traversed the world of birth
and death. But I could not hear the chants of
Your holy name traveling through the entire
material world. Being absorbed in material
activities, the people have forgotten You.
Being intoxicated and enchanted with pride,
the entire world has become devoid of
Krishna. This is the cause of my sorrow. I
see no means of delivering these
(conditioned) people. This is the thought
that keeps disturbing my mind”. Hearing
Narada’s words, Lord Krishna smiled. He
reminded Narada of an earlier vow He had
made to devi Katyayani (Goddess Durga)
about offering His Mahaprasadam and His

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 causeless mercy unto all denizens of the
“material world.

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The Lord added that Rukmini devi had
recently enlightened Him about the glories
of pure devotional service unto Himself.
Rukmini devi had previously revealed how
the pure devotees forsake all of their
interests, including attachment to their own
existence, desire for liberation, etc for the
sake of serving the Supreme Lord. One, who
lives to drink and relish the nectar of the
Lord’s lotus feet, cares for neither day nor
night nor any passing season.Hearing
Rukmini devi’s words, Lord Krishna had
developed an unsatiated desire to taste the
ecstatic bliss of His own love. This was
something that bewildered even the
Supreme Lord and He craved to experience
this first hand, especially the deep ecstatic
love that Srimati Radharani felt for Him.He
wanted to understand how He was a
reservoir of all sweetness and the attraction
that drove His devotees crazy. Lord Krishna
hence announced -

Bhunjibo Premar shukh,

bhunjaibo loke

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 Deena bhab prakash kariba
kaliyuge

Bhakata yanera sange bhakati

kariya

Nija prema bilaiba isvara haiya

(Chaitanya Mangala, Sutrai,

2.101-102)

(Sri Krishna continued) ‘T shall

relish the bliss of My own ecstatic
love, and I shall make the others
taste this ecstasy as well. I shall
manifest a form filled with
humility in this kaliyuga. Along
with the other devotees , I shall
engage in devotional service and
in the process ,I, the Supreme
personality of Godhead, shall
freely distribute the ecstatic love
for Me to one and all’.

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 Nija guna sankirtana prakash
kariba

Navaadvipe Saci-grihe janama

lobhibo

Gaura dirgha kalebara, bahu

janu-sama

Sumeru sundara tanu ati

anupama

(Chaitanya Mangala, Sutrai,

2.103-104)

T shall manifest the

congregational chanting of my
glories. I shall take My birth at
the house of Saci devi in
Navadvipa. My body shall be fair
and long ,with my arms reaching
up to my knees. The matchless
form of mine shall be as beautiful
as Mount Sumeru’.

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Speaking thus, Lord Krishna manifested His
form as Lord Gauranga beholding which
Narada muni became overwhelmed with
divine rapture. The form of the Lord was as
glorious as Mount Sumeru and saturated
with pure ecstatic love. Locana das writes in
Sri Chaitanya Mangala that this was the first
time that the form of Lord Gauranga had
been manifest.Beholding the wonderful
form of Lord Gauranga, Narada muni felt
ecstatic in his heart. A thousand streams of
tears gushed from his eyes. The beauty of
the Lord resembled the radiance of millions
of moons and He shone like a million of
effulgent suns. His majestic form was as
beautiful as millions of cupids combined
together. Lord Krishna roared :

Ghosona karoho shiva brahma

adi loke

Gaura avatara muin haba

Kaliyuge

Guna sankirtana nama prakash

kariba

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 Nija bhakti prema-rasa sukh
prachariba

(Chaitanya Mangala, Sutrai,

2.113-114)

(Lord krishna continued)

‘Announce at the residences of
Shiva, Brahma, and all the other
celestial planets, that I would
advent as Lord Gauranga in the
age of kali. I shall propagate the
congregational chanting of My
name and qualities. I shall preach
the bliss of tasting the ecstatic
love obtained by rendering
devotional service unto Me’.

Sri Chaitanya Mangala records the

confidential reasons behind Lord
Gauranga’s appearance.

Shata shata shakha, bhaktipathe

nahi shima

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 Ekmukh hauk lok, prachariba
prema

Nija nija bhakta-jana ara

parishad

Prithivi janam giya premabhakti

swadh

(Chaitanya Mangala, Sutrai,

2.115-116)

(Lord Krishna continued) “There

are presently hundreds and
hundreds of branches on the path
of devotional service. There is no
end to this. I would preach pure
love unto the Supreme Lord and
unite all these people.

Along with all my devotees and

associates, I shall appear on
earth. I shall relish the taste of
ecstatic loving service unto
Myself”.

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Biography of Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu - In a nutshell :

Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s sublime

pastimes are broadly classified into three
phases- Adi Lila, Madhya Lila and Antya
Lila. Of these, the pastimes classified under
Adi lila spanning across the first 24 years of
His life ,before He had accepted Sannyasa,
were primarily enacted in the holy dham of
Navadvipa.During these first 24 years,which
encompasses the pastimes of Sri Gauranga’s
childhood (balya), early boyhood
(Pauganda) ,later boyhood (Kaishore) and
youth (yauvana), the Lord enchanted the
pious residents of Navadvipa dham with His
heart melting pastimes. It was during these
years that the Lord had manifested the
blissful pastimes of His marriage (refer -
‘The worshipable deity of Srimati
Vishnupriva devi- Sri Dhameswar
Mahaprabhu Temple, Navadvipa
(Koladvipa)’). The mesmerizing sankirtana
pastimes at the house of His eternal
associate ,Sri Srivasa Pandita, also occurred

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during this time (refer - ‘Srivasa Angan
Mavapur ,Navadvipa - Part 1: where Lord
Gaurahari eternally 9erforms His ecstatic

pastimes’).

It is only by the causeless mercy of the

Supreme Lord that one gets the rare
opportunity to gain entrance into this
cintamani (spiritual) dham of Navadvipa and
associate with its pious residents.This land is
mingled with the dust of the Lord’s lotus
feet, and it is only by the blessings of our
spiritual master and the mercy of Sri
Gaurasundara, that we attempt to write a few
lines in its glorification.

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Lord Chaitanya, or Nimai as He was
popularly known as, grew up to be a
mischievous boy who would tease and taunt
the other netizens. He would pick up fights
and could not be defeated in any quarrel.
Every day after finishing His studies at

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noon, Nimai would go and happily bathe in
the holy Ganges. Countless people,
including householders, sannyasis,
distinguished gentlemen and children would
accompany the Lord in these water
pastimes. Nimai was an exceedingly
intelligent student who could grasp His
teacher, Gangadas Pandita’s words, just by
hearing them once. The other students
became His followers simply by attending to
His clever arguments. Navadvipa, being the
seat of learning in those days, was full of
educators. All of their students gathered in
the Ganges after class and quarreled with
each other. Nimai proceeded from one
bathing Ghat to another, trying to find an
audience of students with whom He could
debate and argue. But no one could defeat
the Lord when it came to debates. Going
forward, Lord Chaitanya had debated with
some of the most eminent Vedic scholars of
His day - Kesava Kashmiri, Sarvabhauma
Bhattacharya, and Prakashananda Sarasvati.
The Lord was able to convince each one of
them that the devotional service unto the

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Supreme Personality of God is superior to
any other philosophical system.

After accepting the renounced order of life

(Sannyasa), Lord Chaitanya left Navadvipa
and shifted to Jagannatha Puri, where He
spent the rest of His life. He had preached
widely across India and inaugurated the
sankirtana movement or the congregational
chanting of the holy names of Lord Krishna.

Lord Chaitanya's Teachings in a

Nutshell :

Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu had taught that

we are not our bodies; instead we are spirit
souls who are entrapped in these bodies of
matter. In this precarious condition that we
call life, we are actually striving to satisfy
our innate spiritual desires while interacting
with this world of matter through our
material senses. The senses of our material
body are prone to be attracted to matter.
However our identity being spiritual, our
satisfaction and fulfillment lies in interacting

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with the world of spirit. Sri Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu explained that living entities
are part and parcel of the Supreme Lord, the
supreme spirit and it is his natural tendency
to render selfless devotional service unto his
eternal spiritual Lord. It is due to the
absence or forgetfulness of this natural
tendency to render selfless devotional
service unto the Supreme Spirit, that the
living entity gradually develops innumerable
material hankerings by pursuing which or by
enjoying which, a living entity foolishly
thinks that he can obtain the unadulterated
spiritual bliss that he had been searching
throughout.

Hence a materialist who aspires to indulge

or who indulges in gross material sense
gratification has no escape from this
quagmire of unending sensual desires which
only serve in complicating his life and
further deteriorates his consciousness.

He only ends up being frustrated though

because he does not obtain what he has been
originally and eternally searching for -
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which is unadulterated spiritual bliss which
can be obtained only by rendering selfless
devotional service.

Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu gave an analogy.

He compared pure devotional service unto
the supreme Lord to the all-illuminating sun
while he compared one’s service unto his
own senses to the shadow. He explained that
where there is sun there cannot be any
shadows.

Krishna surya sama, maya haya andhakara,

Yahan Krishna, tahan nei mayara adhikara

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Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu had instructed us
to chant the Hare Krishna Mahamantra. This
Hare Krishna Mahamantra finds its mention
in the Kali santarana upanishad. It has been
described as the supreme deliverer of the
living entities in this day and age. Repeated
chantings of this Hare Krishna Mahamantra
cleanses the dust accumulated in our
consciousness for millions and millions of
lifetimes and helps evoke the essential
spiritual emotions that form the very basis of
our existence. By the mercy of Sri Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu this Hare Krishna Mahamantra
has spread all over the world today. The
sixteen syllables of the ‘Hare Krishna
Mahamantra’ which is the ‘Hare Krishna
Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare
Hare’ are not ordinary sound vibrations.
They are fully endowed with the power and
the qualities of the Supreme Lord. Regular
chanting of this Hare Krishna mahamantra
cleanses the impurities from our heart and
helps bathe soul, body and mind in divine
bliss. Mahaprabhu taught universal

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fraternity and inspired a spirit of
brotherhood amongst devotees. Sri
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu had taught that
human thoughts should never be shackled
with sectarian views. Sectarianism , by the
way, is a product of one’s own bodily
conception of life. His teachings are
universal and acceptable to all irrespective
of one’s ethnicity, race, culture, education,
gender, etc.

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's causeless

mercy :

Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is the most

munificent incarnation of the Supreme. Lord
Gaurahari freely gives what no other
incarnation of the Supreme Lord has ever
given before - the ecstatic pure love of God.
He does not consider one’s qualifications or
background or pedigree before bestowing
this supreme gift upon them, receiving
which one achieves the ultimate perfection
of his human life.This ecstatic love of God
eludes the great demigods like Brahma,

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Shiva and Indra. Even Lakshmi devi, the
wife of Lord Narayana, hankers to receive it.
A yogi cannot achieve it , even after
performing severe austerities for thousands
of years. A Jnani cannot smell it even after
analysing the whole of the vedic scriptures.
This ecstatic love of God is extremely rare
but it can be easily achieved by the causeless
mercy of Lord Gauranga. That is why lord
Chaitanya is known to be the essence of all
the other incarnations of the Supreme -
‘Avatara sar Gaura avatara’.

Lord Narayana reveals this secret of all

secrets to Devi Katyayani (Durga) :

E mor antara hiya, tomare kahila

tha

Sambari rakhoho nija mone

Saba avatara sar ,Kali Gora

avatara

Nistariba lok nijagune

(Chaitanya Mangala, text 272)

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 Translation -

(Lord Narayana continued) ‘Now

I have revealed my heart to you.
Please keep this secret carefully
locked away in your heart. Lord
Gauranga, who shall appear in
this age of kali, is the essence of
all the other incarnations of the
supreme. By the strength of His
transcendental qualities, He shall
deliver all people in Kali Yuga’.

That is why Sri Chaitanya Chandramrita

States :

Rakso-daitya-kulam hatam kiyad

idam yogadi-vartma-kriya-

Margo va prakati-kritah kiyad

idam sristy adhikam va kiyat

Mediny-uddharanadikam kiyad
idam premojjvalaya maha-

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 Bhakter vartma-karim param
bhagavatas Chaitanya-murtim
stumah

(Chaitanya Chandramrita, Text

)

What benefit did the world derive

when the incarnations of the
supreme Lord like Ramachandra,
Nrsimha, and many others killed
so many raksasa and Daityas ?
What was the benefit derived
when Lord kapila and other
incarnations reveal the paths of
sankhya and yoga ? Is it of great
glory that Lord Brahma and other
guna-avataras create, maintain
and destroy the material
universes ? How auspicious is it
that Lord Varahadeva lifted and
rescued the earth from the
garbhodaka ocean ? We do not
consider these pastimes to be so

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 _ important. The most important of
all things is that Lord Chaitanya
has revealed the great splendour
ofpure ecstatic love for Himself.
Let us glorify that Lord
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

Along with His associates, Sri Chaitanya

Mahaprabhu has manifested the most
blissful , heart rending pastimes that has
ever been witnessed in human history. In
fact, some of the eternal associates of the
Lord have experienced a greater degree of
transcendental ecstasy being part of the

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pastimes of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, as
compared to being part of Sri Krishna’s
vrindavana pastimes, as confirmed in the
below verse.

Ati aparupa leela prakashila

prabhu

Chari yuge adbhut katha nahi

shune kabhu

(Chaitanya Mangala , 1.94)

- Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu had

manifested the most wonderful
incomparable pastimes, never
heard before in any of the four
yugas.

Sri Chaitanya Chandramrita confirms that

obtaining the causeless mercy of Lord
Gauranga is the ultimate perfection in the
life of a spiritual practitioner. He, who
achieves it, hankers for nothing else in this
entire creation. The heavenly abodes and the
pursuits of liberation appear very
insignificant to such a fortunate soul.

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 Kaivalyam narakayate tri dasa
pur akasha puspayate

Durdantendriya kala sarpa patali

protkhata damstrayate

Visvam purna sukhayate vidhi

mahendradis ca kitayate

Yat karunya kataksa vaibhav-

avatam tam Gauram eva stumah

(Chaitanya Chandramrita, text 5)

For those who have attained the

merciful sidelong glance of Sri
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu,
impersonal liberation (merging
into the brahmajyoti) becomes as
painful as going to hell, the
heavenly cities of the demigods
seem to be as trivial as mere
flowers floating in the sky, the
venomous and poisonous fangs of
the untamable black snakes of the

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 senses become extracted and
uprooted, the whole world which
is otherwise full of misery
becomes full of supreme joy and
the exalted positions of Brahma,
Indra and all the demigods
become as insignificant as those
of tiny insects. Let us glorify that
supremely merciful Lord
Gauranga.

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Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, the Golden Avatar, was born in the

year 1486 AD, in Mayapur, West Bengal, India and He has blessed
us with the most wonderful deep and ecstatic pastimes, ever
witnessed in human history. Sri Chaitanya’s pastimes defy the
investigative and the descriptive abilities of phenomenologists
and psychologists of religious experience. This book primarily
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helps devotees meditate upon them. The book is also a collection
of auspicious prayers glorifying Lord Chaitanya. Below is a
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1. Sri Gauranga-Lila-Smarana-Mangala-Stotram
2. Sri Chaitanya Upanishad
3. 108 Names of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu | Gauranga Ashtottara
ShataNamaVali
4. Sri Saci-Tanaya Ashtakam : Prayers unto Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu (son of Saci) - composed by Sarvabhauma
Bhattacharya
5. Sri Godruma Chandra Bhajan upadesha - Worshiping Lord
Chaitanya, the moon of Godruma 3
6. Shikshashtakam - composed by Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
7. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu - Biography, Teachings & Hare Krishna
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