Mahaprabhu Jayanti
Mahaprabhu Chaitanya leading sankirtan on the streets
It is the auspicious day of the advent of Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, who was the combined incarnation of Shri Radha Krishna. When Shri Krishna decided to descend on earth to deliver ignorant souls being misled due to incredible impact of Kaliyug, He requested Shri Radha to come along with Him. Shri Radha indicated that this is not an appropriate time for Her to descend. However, out of Her causelessly merciful nature and compassion for the ignorant souls, She asked Shri Krishna to descend with all Her attributes, so as to benefit all spiritual aspirants with both Their qualities and attributes.
Shri Krishna equipped with all of Shri Radha’s qualities, descended in the year of 1407 AD as the son of a great scholar of Nadia, Pandit Jagannath Mishra and Mother Shachi. He took birth under a tree of Neem, hence His parents called Him Nimai. He was extremely beautiful, attractive and loving like Shri Radha. Yet he was extremely naughty and playful like Shri Krishna especially in His childhood. He became a great scholar very early in his life and at the tender age of 16 He had His own highly acclaimed and prestigious school for teaching scriptures.
A little later in life, He performed the leela of receiving initiation from Saint Ishwar Puri, following which He became a great devotee of Shri Krishna. He used to be in ecstasy of divine love bliss most of the time. His pangs of separation from Lord Krishna, His humble plea at the feet of His own devotees to impart Shri Krishna’s love, His indescribable divine love, His luster etc., turned many notorious robbers, tyrant authorities and even ferocious wild animals into great devotees. He propagated devotion through the chanting of the divine names, that is why He is called NAMAVTAR as well. He was enlightened and enlightened many souls, Hence His another name is Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. His main teaching is to attain selfless divine love for Shri Krishna, which is achievable only by utmost humility and complete surrender. There must not be any room for any kind of pretense.
After spending 45 years on this earth, leading a devout life, drowning everyone-the deserving and the undeserving, in the ocean of unlimited Love-Bliss, Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ascended to His Divine abode.
Shri Krishna equipped with all of Shri Radha’s qualities, descended in the year of 1407 AD as the son of a great scholar of Nadia, Pandit Jagannath Mishra and Mother Shachi. He took birth under a tree of Neem, hence His parents called Him Nimai. He was extremely beautiful, attractive and loving like Shri Radha. Yet he was extremely naughty and playful like Shri Krishna especially in His childhood. He became a great scholar very early in his life and at the tender age of 16 He had His own highly acclaimed and prestigious school for teaching scriptures.
A little later in life, He performed the leela of receiving initiation from Saint Ishwar Puri, following which He became a great devotee of Shri Krishna. He used to be in ecstasy of divine love bliss most of the time. His pangs of separation from Lord Krishna, His humble plea at the feet of His own devotees to impart Shri Krishna’s love, His indescribable divine love, His luster etc., turned many notorious robbers, tyrant authorities and even ferocious wild animals into great devotees. He propagated devotion through the chanting of the divine names, that is why He is called NAMAVTAR as well. He was enlightened and enlightened many souls, Hence His another name is Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. His main teaching is to attain selfless divine love for Shri Krishna, which is achievable only by utmost humility and complete surrender. There must not be any room for any kind of pretense.
After spending 45 years on this earth, leading a devout life, drowning everyone-the deserving and the undeserving, in the ocean of unlimited Love-Bliss, Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ascended to His Divine abode.
