Lord chaitnya gave 3 principle:1.associate with devotees.2.in that association chat & hear the name & glories of the krsn.3.be the humble servant of the servant of vaisnvas.
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WHEN EXACTLY DOES HE COME IN THE KALI-YUGA, AND WHERE DOES HE SPECIFICALLY APPEAR AND WHAT WILL HE DO?
itotham krta sannyaso'vatarisyami sa-guno nirvedo
niskamo bhu-girvanas tira-atho' lakanandayah kalau
catuh-sahasrabdhopari panca-sahasrabhyantare
gaura-varno dirghangah sarva-laksana-yukta isvara-
prarthito nija-rasasvado bhakta-rupo misrakhyo
vidita-yogah syam.
In the Atharva Veda, the Supreme Person says:
"I will descend on the earth after the passage of four thousand years in the Kali-Age, [kalau catuh sahasrabdhopari] and before the passsage of five thousand years [panca sahasra abhyantare].
I will come on the earth on the bank of the Ganges, [tira-sthah alakanandayah]. I will be a tall and saintly Brahmana devotee. I will have all the auspicious symptoms of an exalted person [dirghangah sarva-laksana-yuktah].
I will exhibit renunciation. I will have all auspicious signs. I will be a devotee, practicing bhakti yoga. I will taste the rasa of My own devotional service."
tathaham krta sannyaso bhu-girvano 'vatarisye
tire'lakanandayah punah punah isvara-prarthitah sa-
parivaro niralambo nirdhuteh kali-kalmasa-kavalita-
janavalambanaya. (11)
In the Sama Veda, the Supreme Lord says:
"I shall come to the earth, accompanied by My associates, in a place by the bank of the Ganges. I will advent to save the people who are afflicted and devoured by the sins of the age of Kali. I will manifest as an avadhuta Brahmana sannyasi."
DOES LORD CAITANYA APPEAR IN EVERY DAY OF LORD BRAHMA?
Just like the original Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krsna does appear once in every day of Lord Brahma.
Srila Prabhupada once explained in Melbourne, Australia, in answer the question of how long it would be before Lord Krsna would come to this planet again in His physical form, that Krsna would come again after 8 billion, 600 milion years.
Devotee: "How long do you say it is before Krsna comes to this planet again in His physical form?"
Srila Prabhupada: "Now, calculate, I have already given the duration of one day, twelve hours, of Brahma means 4,300,000 years multiplied by one thousand....the eight billion."
Paramahamsa:"600,000,000."
Srila Prabhupada:"So Krsna comes after this period In one day, after one day of Brahma, He appears."
Devotee:"Srila Prabhupada, does Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu also appear every day of Brahma?"
Srila Prabhupada:"Yes, following Krsna. Krsna comes in the Dvapara-Yuga. There are four sets of yugas: Sattva, Treta, Dvapara, Kali. So Krsna come at the end of Dvapara-Yuga, and Caitanya Mahaprabhu comes in the Kali-Yuga so almost the same year, same circulation... Similarly, Krsna appears in rotation in this universe after so many years, eight billion years. So next He goes to another universe...."(9)
IS THERE ANY SPECIFIC REFERENCE IN THE VEDAS AS TO WHEN IN THIS YUGA-AVATARA SRI KRSNA CAITANYA WAS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR?
atharva-vede-purusa-bodi'ny-upanisad
saptame gaura-varna-visnor ity aena sva-saktya
caikyam etya pratar avatirya saha svaih sva-manum siksayati.
In the Atharva-Veda Purusa-Bodini-Upanisad, it is said:
"In the seventh manvantara, in the beginning of the Kali-Yuga, the Supreme Personality of Godhead will, accompanied by His own associates, descend in a golden form to the earth. He will teach the chanting of His own names." ( 8 )
WHICH MANTRA WILL THIS YUGA AVATARA CHANT?
sa eva mula-mantra japati harir iti krsna iti rama iti. (7)
"Sri Krsna Caitanya will chant the maha-mantra comprised of the divine names of Hari, Krsna and Rama. i.e., Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare. Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare."
WHAT WILL SRI CAITANYA MAHAPRABHU DO IN THIS INCARNATION ?
sva-nama mula-mantrena sarvam hladayati vibhuh (6)
"The Supreme powerful [vibhuh] Lord Sri Krsna Caitanya appears in His golden form, and He will fill the universe with bliss [hladayati] by the chanting of His own holy names [sva-nama-mula-mantrena]."
WHAT IS THE RESULT OF UNDERSTANDING THE DIVINE POSITION OF SRI CAITANYA MAHAPRABHU?
vedanta vedyam purusam puranam
caitanyatmanam visva-yonim mahantam
tam eva viditva' mrtyum eti
nanyah pantha vidyatetyanaya
"Knowing Him who is the object of knowledge in the Upanisads, the oldest person, the embodiment of consciousness, the source of the universe and the greatest of all, one crosses over death. There is no other path for going there."
WHAT IS THE NATURE OF THE FORM OF LORD CAITANYA AND HOW IS HE UNDERSTOOD?
namo vedanta vedyaya
krmaya paramatmane
sarva caitanya rupaya
caitanyaya namo namah (4)
"I offer my respectful obeisances unto Him, who is understood by Vedanta [namo vedanta vedvaval, who is Lord Krsna [Krsnaya], the Supersoul [paramatmane], whose form is fully transcendental and conscious of everything [sarva-caitanya-rupaya]. We offer our humble obeisances again and again. [Caitanyaya namah namah]"
IN WHAT COLOR WILL THE LORD APPEAR IN THE KALI-YUGA, AND WHAT WILL HE DO?
eko devah sarva-rupi mahatma
gauro rakta syamala-sveta-rupah
caitanyatma sa vai caitanya-saktir
bhaktakaro bhakti-do bhakh-vedyah
"The Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the master of all transcendental potencies, and who may be known only by devotional service, [bhakti vedyah] appears in innumerable transcendental forms. He has appeared in red, white and black complexions, [gauro rakta syamala sveta rupah] and He will also appear in the golden form of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He will assume the role of a perfect devotee [bhakta akarah] and He will teach the conditioned souls the path of pure devotional service [bhakti dah]."
PREDICTION OF SRI CAITANYA MAHAPRABHU'S APPEARANCE IN THE VEDAS
The appearance of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahapabhu, the Yuga-Avatara is described in the sacred Vedas.
Sri Caitanyopanisadi:
jahnavi-tire navadvipe golokakhye dhamni govindo
dvi-bhujo gaurah sarvatma maha-puruso mahatma
maha-yogi tri-gunatitah sattva-rupo bhaktim loke
kasyatiti. tad ete sloka bhavanti.
In the Sri Caitanya Upanisad, text 5:
"The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Govinda, the supreme enjoyer, whose form is transcendental, who is beyond the touch of the three modes of material nature, and who is all pervading Supersoul residing in the-hearts of all living entities, will appear again in the Kali-age. Appearing as the greatest devotee, the Supreme Personality of Godhead will assume a two-armed form of golden complexion in His abode of Goloka Vrindavana manifested on the bank of the Ganga at Navadvipa. He will disseminate pure devotional service in the world. This incarnation of the Lord is described in the following verses." (2)
The divine appearance of Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu is celebrated on the full moon of the month of Phalguna (February-March). This is the most auspicious day for all Gaudiya Vaisnavas. It is the most sacred and special festival to glorify the appearance in this world of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna Caitanya.
According to Srila Rupa Goswami, the Rasa-Acarya of the Gaudiya Vaishnavas, and many other exalted authorities, Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu is one other than the Supreme Personality of Godhead Sri Krsna, who incarnates in the form of a devotee, to enjoy rasa.
Srila Krsna dasa Kaviraja describes in the Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, that Sri Sri Radha and Krsna are one divine self, or one and the same, but they have taken two bodies. Both Radha and Krsna constantly enjoy each other, and taste the pleasures of divine love.
radha-krsna eka atma dui deha dhari'
anyonye vilase rasa asvadana kari
"To taste this divine mellow, Sri Sri Radha-Krsna have appeared in one body, as Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who appeared in Mayapura Dhama."
Caitanya-caritamrta Adi-lila 4.56
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itotham krta sannyaso'vatarisyami sa-guno nirvedo
niskamo bhu-girvanas tira-atho' lakanandayah kalau
catuh-sahasrabdhopari panca-sahasrabhyantare
gaura-varno dirghangah sarva-laksana-yukta isvara-
prarthito nija-rasasvado bhakta-rupo misrakhyo
vidita-yogah syam.
In the Atharva Veda, the Supreme Person says:
"I will descend on the earth after the passage of four thousand years in the Kali-Age, [kalau catuh sahasrabdhopari] and before the passsage of five thousand years [panca sahasra abhyantare].
I will come on the earth on the bank of the Ganges, [tira-sthah alakanandayah]. I will be a tall and saintly Brahmana devotee. I will have all the auspicious symptoms of an exalted person [dirghangah sarva-laksana-yuktah].
I will exhibit renunciation. I will have all auspicious signs. I will be a devotee, practicing bhakti yoga. I will taste the rasa of My own devotional service."
tathaham krta sannyaso bhu-girvano 'vatarisye
tire'lakanandayah punah punah isvara-prarthitah sa-
parivaro niralambo nirdhuteh kali-kalmasa-kavalita-
janavalambanaya. (11)
In the Sama Veda, the Supreme Lord says:
"I shall come to the earth, accompanied by My associates, in a place by the bank of the Ganges. I will advent to save the people who are afflicted and devoured by the sins of the age of Kali. I will manifest as an avadhuta Brahmana sannyasi."
Just like the original Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krsna does appear once in every day of Lord Brahma.
Srila Prabhupada once explained in Melbourne, Australia, in answer the question of how long it would be before Lord Krsna would come to this planet again in His physical form, that Krsna would come again after 8 billion, 600 milion years.
Devotee: "How long do you say it is before Krsna comes to this planet again in His physical form?"
Srila Prabhupada: "Now, calculate, I have already given the duration of one day, twelve hours, of Brahma means 4,300,000 years multiplied by one thousand....the eight billion."
Paramahamsa:"600,000,000."
Srila Prabhupada:"So Krsna comes after this period In one day, after one day of Brahma, He appears."
Devotee:"Srila Prabhupada, does Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu also appear every day of Brahma?"
Srila Prabhupada:"Yes, following Krsna. Krsna comes in the Dvapara-Yuga. There are four sets of yugas: Sattva, Treta, Dvapara, Kali. So Krsna come at the end of Dvapara-Yuga, and Caitanya Mahaprabhu comes in the Kali-Yuga so almost the same year, same circulation... Similarly, Krsna appears in rotation in this universe after so many years, eight billion years. So next He goes to another universe...."(9)
atharva-vede-purusa-bodi'ny-upanisad
saptame gaura-varna-visnor ity aena sva-saktya
caikyam etya pratar avatirya saha svaih sva-manum siksayati.
In the Atharva-Veda Purusa-Bodini-Upanisad, it is said:
"In the seventh manvantara, in the beginning of the Kali-Yuga, the Supreme Personality of Godhead will, accompanied by His own associates, descend in a golden form to the earth. He will teach the chanting of His own names." ( 8 )
sa eva mula-mantra japati harir iti krsna iti rama iti. (7)
"Sri Krsna Caitanya will chant the maha-mantra comprised of the divine names of Hari, Krsna and Rama. i.e., Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare. Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare."
Sri Cartanya Upanisad text 10.
sva-nama mula-mantrena sarvam hladayati vibhuh (6)
"The Supreme powerful [vibhuh] Lord Sri Krsna Caitanya appears in His golden form, and He will fill the universe with bliss [hladayati] by the chanting of His own holy names [sva-nama-mula-mantrena]."
vedanta vedyam purusam puranam
caitanyatmanam visva-yonim mahantam
tam eva viditva' mrtyum eti
nanyah pantha vidyatetyanaya
"Knowing Him who is the object of knowledge in the Upanisads, the oldest person, the embodiment of consciousness, the source of the universe and the greatest of all, one crosses over death. There is no other path for going there."
Sri Caitanya Upanisad text 8. (5)
namo vedanta vedyaya
krmaya paramatmane
sarva caitanya rupaya
caitanyaya namo namah (4)
"I offer my respectful obeisances unto Him, who is understood by Vedanta [namo vedanta vedvaval, who is Lord Krsna [Krsnaya], the Supersoul [paramatmane], whose form is fully transcendental and conscious of everything [sarva-caitanya-rupaya]. We offer our humble obeisances again and again. [Caitanyaya namah namah]"
eko devah sarva-rupi mahatma
gauro rakta syamala-sveta-rupah
caitanyatma sa vai caitanya-saktir
bhaktakaro bhakti-do bhakh-vedyah
"The Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the master of all transcendental potencies, and who may be known only by devotional service, [bhakti vedyah] appears in innumerable transcendental forms. He has appeared in red, white and black complexions, [gauro rakta syamala sveta rupah] and He will also appear in the golden form of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He will assume the role of a perfect devotee [bhakta akarah] and He will teach the conditioned souls the path of pure devotional service [bhakti dah]."
Sri Caitanya Upanisad text 6. (3)
The appearance of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahapabhu, the Yuga-Avatara is described in the sacred Vedas.
Sri Caitanyopanisadi:
jahnavi-tire navadvipe golokakhye dhamni govindo
dvi-bhujo gaurah sarvatma maha-puruso mahatma
maha-yogi tri-gunatitah sattva-rupo bhaktim loke
kasyatiti. tad ete sloka bhavanti.
In the Sri Caitanya Upanisad, text 5:
"The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Govinda, the supreme enjoyer, whose form is transcendental, who is beyond the touch of the three modes of material nature, and who is all pervading Supersoul residing in the-hearts of all living entities, will appear again in the Kali-age. Appearing as the greatest devotee, the Supreme Personality of Godhead will assume a two-armed form of golden complexion in His abode of Goloka Vrindavana manifested on the bank of the Ganga at Navadvipa. He will disseminate pure devotional service in the world. This incarnation of the Lord is described in the following verses." (2)
According to Srila Rupa Goswami, the Rasa-Acarya of the Gaudiya Vaishnavas, and many other exalted authorities, Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu is one other than the Supreme Personality of Godhead Sri Krsna, who incarnates in the form of a devotee, to enjoy rasa.
Srila Krsna dasa Kaviraja describes in the Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, that Sri Sri Radha and Krsna are one divine self, or one and the same, but they have taken two bodies. Both Radha and Krsna constantly enjoy each other, and taste the pleasures of divine love.
radha-krsna eka atma dui deha dhari'
anyonye vilase rasa asvadana kari
"To taste this divine mellow, Sri Sri Radha-Krsna have appeared in one body, as Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who appeared in Mayapura Dhama."
Caitanya-caritamrta Adi-lila 4.56
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