Hare Krishna,
Please Accept My Humble Obeisances.
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada, Sri Gurudev & Gauranga.
In this world almost all people knows about Lord (Ram, Krishna, Parshuram,…)If Caitanya Mahaprabhu was Incarnation of Krishna, Then why this thing is secreted from other people? Many people in this world they don't know about Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Why ? What is the reason?
Please explain to me clearly & also give me some reference from Ved, Puran & Sastra. So, I can share easily to other people/devotee.
I hope my question is clear.
Your servant
Sanjeev
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Q. WHY IS LORD CAITANYA KNOWN AS MAHA-VADANYAVATARA ?
http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...
Q. WHAT DID LORD CAITANYA CONFIRM ABOUT HARIDASA THAKURA ?
http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...
THE COMPASSION OF LORD CAITANYA.
http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...
Q. WHY IS LORD CAITANYA AND THE DEVOTEES CALLED PATITA-PAVANA ?
http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...
LORD CAITANYA PRACTISED DEVOTIONAL SERVICE AND PREACHED IT.
http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...
LORD CAITANYA IS THE MERCY INCARNATION OF LORD KRISHNA.
http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...
Ok, i thought about this a bit more, and I might have a better explanation.
Lord Chaitanya is Krsna manifested in Srimati Radharani's mood, as a devotee. He is the most merciful form of the Lord, and as such he gives away love of God to those who seek it, without judging, etc. However, the reason why most people don't know that Lord Chaitanya is an incarnation of Krsna is because it's a secret. He revealed this information to his most sincere devotees, as written in the Chaitanya Charitamrta. So why is this a secret, because Krsna doesn't want himself to be seen as God in this incarnation of a devotee.
Think about it, if Lord Krsna, as Lord Chaitanya, starts proclaiming he is God, yet is in the form of a devotee of God, it sets a rather negative example (and being in the age of Kali, evil minded fools will easily twist this for their own selfish purposes). Lord Chaitanya's purpose was to set the example of an ideal devotee (just as Lord Ram = ideal king, etc.) However, he makes it clear that he is also God, otherwise people wouldn't have faith in him.
For example, if I claim I am a banker, but secretly I am a spy, to the world I am a banker, but to my close assocaites I am a spy. (not an ideal example, but i hope you get the point). Those who recognize and understand Krishna Prema, knows who Lord Krishna is, and thus knows who Lord Chaitanya is.
Even though Bhakti is for everyone, one must show interest in it. Once you get the interest, you will recognize and understand so many thing!
As far as shastra is concerned, I can't state anything besides what I linked in the first post, which explains quite wonderfully different passages from different puranas, upanishads, etc. that Lord Chaitanya is indeed Krishna himself. I guess in my eyes, it's more logic... you may want to combine the two to get a more benefiting answer though. You have Vedic texts to support the role and identity of Sri Gauranga, and you have logic which semi-explains the Lord's mysticism. It's impossible to understand the Lord and His actions unless he himself reveals it to you.
Just as an example, when Brahma stole all the cowherd boys/cows from Vrindavan to test Krsna, Lord Krsna wonderfully manifested into all the missing boys / cows... a year later, when Lord Krishna nad Lord Balarama were walking on Govardhan Hill, Lord Balarama questions the loving relationship b/w the fathers and their sons. Even though Lord Balarama is also the Supreme Personality of Godhead, it just shows that Krsna is the master of all minds, and he reveals everything according to his own plan/way. You can't understand Krsna's pastimes without understanding Krsna. (I believe this pastime is in the Krsna Book)
I hope this suffices as a decent answer. I'm not really qualified to be honest, but it's the way I see it...
THE ORDER OF LORD CAITANYA MAHAPRABHU.
12 NAMES OF LORD CAITANYA MAHAPRABHU. AND SRILA PRABHUPADA`S LECTURES.
LORD CAITANYA MAHAPRABHU IS SRI KRISHNA HIMSELF.
GAURA-NITAI
GURU-GAURANGA
NIMAI PANDITA
THE GIFT OF LORD CAITANYA MAHAPRABHU
LORD CAITANYA MAHAPRABHU IS THE COMBINATION OF RAHDA AND KRISHNA
LORD CAITANYA PHILOSOPHY
THE ACTIVITIES OF LORD CAITANYA MAHAPRABHU.
THE MISSION OF LORD CAITANYA MAHAPRABHU.
THE APPEARANCE OF LORD CAITANYA MAHAPRABHU. AND IMPORTANT NOTES.
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
LORD GAURANGA (LORD CAITANYA MAHAPRABHU).
Q. WHAT DOES CAITANYA MEANS ?
THE PASTIMES OF LORD CAITANYA MAHAPRABHU.
THE LOTUS FEET OF LORD CAITANYA MAHAPRABHU.
That's a tricky question. I don't want to give you a poor answer so I'll think about this one for a while/
in the mean time I found some excellent links that cite Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's appearance from many puranas and upanishads, etc.
http://nitaaiveda.com/Nityananda_Gauranga_Naam/Nityananda_Gauranga_...
http://www.krishna.com/sri-chaitanya-vedas