Today marks the appearance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu otherwise known as Gaura Purnima. We will honor it today with a fast till moonrise followed by a feast. The following post is a beautiful biography on Lord Caitanya, written by Stephen Knapp.
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
by Stephen Knapp
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu [pronounced Chaitanya] (February 27,1486 to 1534 A.D.) was born in Navadvipa, Bengal, on a full moon night during a lunar eclipse. It is typical for people to bathe in the Ganges during an
“Thus in the year 1407 of the Saka Era [A.D. 1486], in the month of Phalguna [February-March], in the evening of the full-moon day, the desired auspicious moment arrived.” (CC Adi.13.89)
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…Lord Caitanya foretold the coming of an empowered devotee who would take the sankirtana process everywhere: “I want to flood the whole world with the chanting of the holy names. I will personally preach and flood India with harinama sankirtana, chanting of the holy names. And My
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SRI CAITANYA BHAGAVATA
Adi Lila Chapter 3.
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Even before He took his birth, the Lord propagated the chanting of His holy
name.
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Streams of people went for their bath in the Ganga at the time of the
eclipse and all the way they chanted the Lord's name.
2
Some, who from their birth never once uttered the Lord's name, now chanted
that name on their way to the Ganga.
3
The sound of chanting emanated from every direction and the Supreme Lord,
t
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Gaura Purnima
Gaura Purmina is the appearance anniversary of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486-1534) who is Radha and Krishna combined.
On this day, which is a full-moon day, everyone fasts till moonrise, and people visit the temple to see the Deities of the Lord in the temple room. The devotees present dramas and classes about Lord Chaitanya’s activities. The Deities of Gaura-Nitai receive new clothes, and the devotees engage in extra kirtan. At moonrise we serve a prasad feast (sanctified veget
This festival celebrates the appearance anniversary of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. It is
observed annually (in late February, early March) by Krishna devotees all over
the world—especially in the area of Mayapur,
India, the
place where He appeared in the year 1486. This year, Gaura Purnima falls on
Sunday, February 28th (in the western world).
Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu is Krishna Himself, appearing as His own devotee, to teach
us that we can gain full enlightenment simply by chanting
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Body is an important medium to serve Lord krsna in the material world, so it's necessary to take care of the body and keep it healthy. But however natural, pure and healthy lifestyle and diet you may be having there will be circumstances in life when you will have to get admitted to hospital or you will be asked to give rest to the body. Because it's a nature of the world that one who is born he has to go through other 3 stages(miseries) of life that is old age, disease and death. One can skip t
During the earthquake, back in 2011, in the temple, pujari Sevananda Das had just finished offering midday arati, and several devotees were singing kirtan when intense tremors began shaking the three-foot marble deities of Sri Sri Nitai Gaurachandra violently.
Sevananda held tightly onto Them to protect Them, but Their Lordships were flung off the altar, taking Sevananda with Them. The heavy wooden altar followed, flying through the air and crashing on the ground, barely missing Sevananda.
“Lyi
About this time of the year most Indians traditionally let their hair down and indulge in throwing bright colored powders and scented water at one another as they celebrate Holi, the festival heralding the onset of spring.
Until some years ago in the United States, only the Indian-Americans were seen celebrating the festival at their homes, or gathering in small groups in neighborhood parks, flinging ‘gulal’ or colored powders at each other and chanting ‘holi hai’. Amused non-Indian bystanders
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Hare Krishna Dear Devotees,
Mayapur Kirtan Mela is a unique chance to chant 12 hrs a day prayerful kirtan with all devotees together. Devotees do akanda (non-stop) kirtan, in hope of bringing real peace and prosperity to the world having pleased the Lord by chanting his Names. Mayapur Kirtan Mela is the largest as its being held in Mayapur, the World Kirtan Capital, the birth place of Sankirtan Movement.
Hear Mayapur Kirtan Mela 2017 and relish it by sharing in the bliss of chanting.
Mayapur K
