MEMORIAL PARAPHERNALIA FROM THE CAITANYA ERA

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MEMORIAL PARAPHERNALIA FROM THE CAITANYA ERA

 

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(A) - PERSONAL ITEMS -

 

(1) Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's wooden sandals, clay water-pot and quilt - in

His room called Gambhira at the Sri Radha-Kanta Matha, Jagannatha Puri.

 

(2) Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's shawl (upper cloth) - at the Sri

Madana-Mohana Mandira, Saithiya Bhadrak District, Orissa (on the bank of the

Salindi River).

 

(3) Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's wooden sandals, cloth and water-pot - at the

Grantha-Mandira Sri Bhagavatacarya-Patabadi, Varaha-nagara, Calcutta.

 

(4) A wooden seat (asana) that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's sent to Sri Gopala

Bhatta Gosvami - at Sri Radha-Ramana Mandira, Vrndavana (mentioned in many

biographies).

 

(5) Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's wooden sandals - at Udya Giri near

Bhuvanesvara in Orissa.

 

(6) Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's wooden paddle (that He used to cross the

Ganga) - at Sri Guridasa Pandita's Mandira, Ambika Kalana, Bengal, Nadiya

District (mentioned in Bhakti-Ratnakara, 7.335)

 

(7) Sriman Nityananda prabhu's turban - at Sri Haridasa Gosvami's home

Navadvipa.

 

(8) Sriman Nityananda Prabhu's Ananta-Sila, Tripura-Sundari-Yantra, and

wooden walking-stick - at Khadadaha Mandira, Bengal.

 

(9) Sri Sanatana Gosvami's fine Bhutanese blanket - at Etoya on the Yamuna

River.

 

(10) Sri Abhirama Thakura's whip named Jaya-Mangala, and his stick named

Brahma-Danda - at his temple in Khana-kula Krsna-nagara, Bengal.

 

(11) Sri Haridasa Thakura's bead-bag and walking stick - at the Haridasa

Thakura Matha, Jagannatha Puri, Orissa.

 

(12) Sri Raghu-nandana Thakura's ankel-belss - at the Mahanta Bati in

Kudui-grama, Varddamana, Bengal.

 

(13) Srinivasa Acarya Prabhu's wooden sandals - at Vana-Visnu-Pura, Bankuda.

 

(14) Sri Rasikananda Prabhu's neck-beds and quilt - at Sripata

Gopi-vallabha-pura

 

(15) Sri Locana Dasa Thakura's stone sitting-place that he had used when

writing Sri Caitanya-Mangala - at Ko-grama, Vaddhamana District.

 

(B) - ORIGINAL HANDWRITING

 

(1) Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's handwritten Bhagavad-Gita - at Ambika Kalana

in Gauridasa Pandita's Mandira (mentioned in Bhakti-Ratnakara, 7.340)

 

(2) Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's handwritten notes between the lines of

Bhagvad-Gita that was handwritten by Sri Gadadhara Pandita Gosvami - at

Bharata-Pura.

 

(3) Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's handwritten notes on Srimad-Bhagavatam

manuscript - Denuda, Varaha-nagar a Patabadi Library, Vaddhamana District.

 

(4) Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's handwritten copy of the bok Candi-Grantha -

at Buru-grama, District Sri Hatta, Bengal.

 

(5) Sri Gadadhara Pandita's handwritten Srimad-Bhagavatam - at Denuda.

 

(6) Handwritten books by Srila Rupa Gosvami and Srila Sanatana Gosvami -

at Sri Radha Damodara Mandira inVrndavana, and at Haribol Kutira, Navadvipa,

 

(7) Sri Vrndavana Dasa Thakur's handwritten Sri Caitanya-Bhagavatam - at

Denuda.

 

(8) Sri Bhagavat Acarya's handwritten Prema-Tarangini - at Varaha-nagara

Patabadi.

 

(9) A letter written by Sri Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami pertaining to Sri

Radha-Kunda - at Radha Kunda, and in the library at Panihati.

 

(10) A bill of sale for some land in Vraja, written from a local resident to

Sri Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami - at Varaha-nagara Library.

 

(11) An old letter written by Humayuna Bada Shah regarding the prohibition

of killing animals in Vraja - at Sri Vrndavana.

 

© - SACRED FOOTPRINTS -

 

(1) Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's footprints in stone - at the Jagannatha

Mandira, Puri, Orissa. Formerly, these were next to the pillar called

Garuda-stambha, but they were moved to a small temple near the north gate of

Mandira.

 

(2) Impression of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's body offering full dandavat

(prostrated obeisances with all limbs) - at the Alalanatha Mandira, 14 miles

from Puri.

 

(3) Sri Advaita Prabh's footprints - upon a grindstone at Jhadu-Mandala In

Sri Vrndavana.

 

(4 ) Sri Krsna's footprints - atop the mountain called Carana-Pahadi in

Kamyavana (one of the 12 forests of Vraja)

 

(5) Footprints of Sri Krsna and hoofprints of His cows - at carana-pahadi

in th village of Baithana in Vraja

 

(6) Rocks from Govardhana, Hill bearing Sri Krsna footprint - at the

Radha-Damodara Mandira in Sri Vrndavana, and also in Jaipura.

 

(7) Sri Krsna's footpirnts in rock atop the hill of Nandisvara (Nanda-grama

) in Vraja -

 

(8) A rock from Govardhana Hill bearing Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's

thumb-print, which He gave to Sri Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami - Radha-Gokulananda

Mandira, Vrndavana.

 

 

(D) - EARLY DEITIES -

 

(1) Deity of Sri Gaura established by Sri Visnu-priya - at Navadvipa

(mentioned by Murari Gupta in Caitanya-Carita, 4.14.8).

 

(2) Sri Nitai Gaura established by Gauridasa Pandita - at Ambika Kalana

(Mentioned by Murari Gupta in Sri Caitanya-Carita, 4.14.12)

 

(3) Sri -Nitai-Gaura established by Murari Gupta - at Bana-Khandi Mahadeva,

Vrndavana.

 

(4) Sri Gaura-Govinda established by Sri Kasisvara Pandita - at Sri

Govinda Mandira in Vrndavana (mentioned in Sadhan-Dipika, Ch. 2, page 24)

 

(5) Sri Gaura-Nityananda established by Sri Mahesa Pandita - at Cakadaha,

Palapada

 

(6) Sri Gaura-Gopala establised by Sri Jagadisa Pandita - at Yasoda, Nadiya

 

(7) Three Deities of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's that were made during His

presence - one installed by Narahari Sarakara Thakura at Srikhanda; one

installed by Sri Gadadhara Dasa at Katoya one installed by Sri Kamsari Ghosa

at Ganga-nagara (Baguda).

 

(8) Sri Laksmi-priya and Gauanga discovered in an abandoned barn by Srila

Narottama Dasa Thakura -at Khetuda (mentioned in Bhakti-Ratnakara, 10.191-203).

 

(9) Sri Sri Yaso-Madhava discovered by Sri Jagannattha Thakura - at

Adiyala, Daka.

 

(10) Sri Meyo-Krsna served Sri Gadadhara Pandita Gosvami - at

Bharata-pura, Musidabad Districts.

 

(11) Sri Bala Gopala served by Sri Satya-bhanu Upadhaya (the wandering

vipra mentioned in Sri Caitanya-Bhagavata) - at Sri Haridasa Gosvami's home,

Navadipa.

 

(12) Sri Ksira-cora Goinatha - at Remuna Orissa.

 

(13) Sri Gopinatha served by Sri Abhirama Thakura - at Khana -Kula

Krsna-nagara.

 

(14) Sri Tota-Gopinatha(found by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu at Yamesvara Tota)

- at Jagannatha Puri, Orissa

 

(15) Sri Saksi-Gopala - formerly at Kataka, now at a temple near Puri.

 

*** Deities Established By The Gosvamis ***

 

(16) Sri Govinda installed by Srila Rupa Gosvami at Vrndavana - now in

Jaipura.

 

(17) Sri Madana-Mohana installed by Srila Sanatana Gosvami at Vrndavana -

now in Karauli.

 

(18) Sri Radha Damodara installed by Srila Jiva Gosvami in Vrndavana - in

Jaipura.

 

(19) Sri Radha-Ramana installed by Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami - in

Vrndavana.

 

(20) Sri Gopinatha installed by Srila Madhu Pandita Gosvami at Vrndavana -

in Jaipura.

 

(21) Sri Radha-Vinod installed by Srila Lokanatha Gosvami - now in

Jaipura.

 

(22) Sri Syama-Sundara installed by Srila Syamananda Prabhu - now in

Jaipura.

 

(23) Sri Gokulananda installed by Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura- in

Vrndavana along with Sri Radha-Vijaya-Govinda of Srila Baladeva Vidya-bhusana,

and Sri Caitanya of Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura.

 

*** Deities Established In Vraja By Vajra-nabha, Sri Krsna's Grandson ***

 

(24-27) FOUR DEVAS - (in Vrndavana) Sri Govinda-deva; (in Mathura) Sri

Kesava-deva; (in Govardhana) Sri Hari-deva; (in Maha-vana) Sri Baladeva.

 

(28-31) FOUR GOPALAS - (in Vrndavana) Saksi-Gopala, Gopinath-Gopala,

Madana-Gopala; (in Govardhana) Srinatha-Gopala.

 

(32-35) FOUR SIVAS - (inMathura) Bhutesvara; (in Vrndavana) Gopisvara; ( in

Govardhana) Cakresvara; (in Kamya-vana) Kamesvara.

 

(36-39) FOUR DEVIS - (in Mathura) Maha-Devi; (in Vrndavana) Vrnda-Devi; (in

Cira-Ghata) Katyayani; (in Sanketa) Sanketak Sanketa-Vasini.

 

*** Other Famous Early Deities ***

 

(40) Sri Syama-sundara in Khadadaha; (41) Sri Gaura-Nitai in Sukacara;

(42) Sri Madana-Mohana in Panihati; (43) Sri Nanda-Dulala in Saibona;

(44) Sri Jagannatha in Mahesa; (45) Sri Mahaprabhu in Catara;

(46) Bala-Gopala in Endedaha;

(47) Sri Radha Vallabha in Vallabha-pura; (48) Sri madana-Gopala in

Santi-pura;

(49) Mohana-Raya and Krsna-Raya in Baharampura;

(50-55) the six sets of Deities established during Srila Narottama Dasa

Thakura's celebration of the first Gaura-Purnima festival (appearance

day of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu ) in Khetari - Gaurana, Vallabhi-Kanta,

Radha-Ramana, Vraja-Mohana, Radha-Kanta, and Sri Krsna;

(56) Sri Nanda Dulala in Jalala-pura;

(57) Sri Laksmi-Visnu-priya established in Rajasahi, Khetari, by Srila

Narottama Dasa Thakura;

(58) a Deity established in the King's palace of Puri by Maharaja Pratapa

Rudra;

(59) A Deity established in Campahati, Varddhamana, by Sri Vaninatha

Thakura.

 

(E) - EARLY PAINTINGS -

 

(1) Famous painting done by Sri Visakha Devi herself of Sri Madana-Gopala,

painted for the pleasur of Srimati Radharani - as mentioned in Srila Rupa

Gosvami's Vidagdha-Madhva-Nataka.

 

(2) Painting of Sriman Mahaprabhi - at Ma Jahnava Ghata next to Sri

Radha-Kunda.

 

(3) Painting of Sri Mahaprabhu with His associates - at the King's palace

in Kunja-ghata, Baharampura.

 

(4) Life-size painting of Sri Mahaprabhu - in the King's palace at Puri.

 

(5) Painting in Bhonsala House in Bombay (bought from Vargira Bangala).

 

(6) Painting of Rasa-Raja-Mahabhava at Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami's

bhajana-kutira in Radha-kunda; upon the request of the Muslim emperor of Delgi,

the royal artist of the King of Orissa went before Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and

painted His portrait exactly tru to the Lord's countenance.

 

(7) Painting of Sri Caitanya Sankirtana, done in the mid-17th century; it

used to be Srinivasa Acarya's house in Yaji-grama, but is now in Mallika

Mahasaya Thakura's house in Endedaha.

 

By Dasaratha-suta das