More shlokas where the avatar of Lord Chaitanya is mentioned

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Prediction of Lord Gauranga's advent in the form of a brahmana.

 

** In the Adi-Puran and in the Narada Puran, the Supreme Person says:

aham eva dvija-srestho

nityam pracchanna-vigrahah

bhagavad-bhakta-rupena

lokam raksami sarvada

 

I shall advent in the form of a Brahmana devotee [aham eva dvija-

srestho] and I shall hide my factual identity [prachanna vigrahah]. I

shall deliver all the worlds [lokam raksami sarvada].

 

 

Prediction of His advent as a sannyasi.

 

** In the Upa-Puranas, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri

Krishna speaks to Srila Vyasadeva:

aham eva kvacid brahman

sannyasa asramam asritah

hari bhaktim grahayami

kalau papa-hatan naran

 

O Brahmana, I occasionally take the Sannyas Asram [sannyasa asrama

asritah] in an attempt to bring the fallen people of Kali Yuga to

take up the path of Bhakti or devotional service to Lord Krishna

[hari bhaktim grahayami].

 

 

Prediction of His actual time of incarnation.

 

** In the Kurma-Purana, it is stated:

kalina dahyamanam

uddhararaya tanu-bhrtam

janma prathama sandhyayam

bhavisyati dvijalaye

 

The Supreme Person will appear in the first part of the age of Kali

[janma prathama sandhyayam]. He will appear in the home of a Brahmana

[bhavisyati dvijalaye], to save the embodied conditioned souls

[uddharaya tanu-bhrtam] burning in the troubles of Kali-Yuga.

 

 

Description of the purpose of Sri Chaitanya's incarnation.

 

** In the Garuda-Purana, the Supreme Person says:

kalina dakyamananam

paritranaya tanu-bhrtam

janma prathama sandhyayam

karisyami dvijatisu

 

In the first part [prathama sandhya] of the age of Kali, I will come

among the brahmanas [karisyami dvijatisu] to save the fallen souls,

[paritranaya tanu-bhrtam] who are being burned by the troubles of the

age of Kali [kalina dahyamananam].

 

 

Prediction of the name of His mother and the actual name of His

future birthplace.

 

** In the Garuda-Purana, the Supreme Lord says:

aham purno bhavisyami

yuga-sandhyau visesatah

mayapure navadvipe

bhavisyami sachi sutah

 

I will take birth as the son of Sachi [bhavisyami sachi sutah], in

Navadvip-Mayapur [mayapure navadvipe]. I will come in my complete

spiritual form in the first part of Kali-Yuga.

 

 

Prediction of the name of His future first wife and His future

assumption of the sannyasa order.

 

** In the same Garuda-Purana, it is Also stated:

kaleh prathama sandhyayam

lakshmi- kanto bhavisyati

daru-brahma-samipa-sthah

sannyasi gaura-vigrahah

 

In the first part of Kali-Yuga, the Supreme Personality of Godhead

will come in a gold-like form. First He will become the husband of

Lakshmi [srimati Lakshmi Devi, Lord Chaitanya's first wife]. Then He

will become a sannyasi, near Lord Jagannatha who will appear in a

divine wooden form.

 

 

Prediction of the bodily color of Sri Chaitanya and the nature of His

future activities.

 

** In the Nrsimha-Purana, it is said:

satye daitya-kuladhi-nasa-samaye

simhordhva-martyakrtis

tretayam das-kandharam

paribhavan rameti namakrtih

 

gopalan paripalayan vraja-pure

bharam haran dvapare

gaurangah priya-kirtanah

kali-yuge chaitanya-nama prabhuh

 

" The Supreme Personality of Godhead who in the Satya-Yuga appeared as

a half-man, half-lion to cure a terrible disease that had ravaged the

daityas, and who in the Treta-Yuga appeared as a person named Rama

[Lord Ramachandra], the person who defeated the ten-headed Demon

Ravana, and who in the Dvapara-Yuga removed the earth's burden, and

protected the Gopa [cowherd men] people of Vraja-pura, will appear

again in the Kali-Yuga. His form will be golden, He will delight in

chanting the Lord's holy names, and His name will be Chaitanya. "

 

 

Prediction of the future advent of Sri Chaitanya by His direct name.

 

** In the Padma-Purana, it is said:

yatrayogesvarah saksad

yogi-cintyo janardanah

chaitanya vapur aste vai

sandranandatmakah

 

The Supreme Personality, Janardana, who is the object of the yogis'

meditation [yogi-chintyo- janardanah], who saves the devotees from

various sufferings, and who is the master of all yogic practices

[yogesvarah], who is always full of divine transcendental ecstasy and

bliss [sandra-ananda-atmakah], will advent in His own divine form of

Sri Chaitanya [Chaitanya-vapah].

 

 

Description of the time and place Sri Chaitanya's future advent.

 

** In the Padma-Purana, the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself

states:

kaleh prathama-sandhyayam

gaurangotham mahi-tale

bhagirathi-tate ramye

bhavisyami sachi-sutah

 

I shall appear on this earth [mahi-tale] in the first part of Kali-

Yuga [kaleh prathama sandhyayam] in a beautiful place on the bank of

the Bhagirathi [bhagirathi-tate ramye]. I shall have a golden form

[gaurangah], and I shall take birth as the son of Sachi [bhavisyami

sachi-sutah].

 

 

Prediction of the purpose of Sri Chaitanya's advents.

 

** In the Narada-Purana, the Supreme Personality of Godhead says:

aham eva kalau vipra

nityam prachanna-vigrahah

bhavavad-bhakta-rupena

lokan raksami sarvada

 

O Vipra, in the age of Kali, I will come disguised [nityam prachanna

vigraha] as a devotee [bhagavad-bhakta-rupena] and I will save all

the worlds [lokan raksami sarvada].

 

 

Prediction of His mother's name and the nature of His specific

preaching method [sankirtana].

 

** The Supreme Personality of Godhead states in the Narada-Purana:

divija bhuvi jayadhvam

jayadhvam bhakta rupinah

kalau sankirtana arambhe

bhavisyami sachi-sutah

 

O Divija (demigods), please come and advent as devotees on this earth

[bhuvi jayadhvam jayadhvam] in the age of Kali-Yuga. I will incarnate

as the son of Sachi [bhavisyami sachi-sutah] to inaugurate the

congregational chanting of the name of Krishna [kalau sankirtana

arambhe].

 

 

Prediction of the revelation of Sri Chaitanya's form.

 

** In the Brahma-Purana, the Supreme Personality of Godhead says:

kaleh prathama sandhyayam

gaurangotham mahi-tale

bhagirathi-tate bhumni

bhavisyami sachi-sutah

 

I will reveal my eternal golden form [gaurangotham mahi-tale] in the

first part of Kali- Yuga [kaleh prathama sandhyayam]. I will advent

on the earth on the bank of the Bhagirathi [bhagirathi-tate bhumni]

as son of Mother Sachi [bhavisyami sachi-sutah].

 

 

Prediction of the future sannyasi role and ecstasy of Sri Chaitanya.

 

** In the Bhavisya-Purana, the Supreme Lord says:

anandasru-kala-roma

harsa-purnam tapo-dhana

sarve mama eva draksyanti

kalau sannyasa-rupinam

 

O austere sage, you should know that in the age of Kali, everyone

will see my transcendental form as a sannyasi [kalau sannyasa

rupinam]. I will be exhibiting symptoms of ecstasy like shedding

tears of bliss and hairs standing in ecstasy [anandasru-kala-roma-

harsa-purnam].

 

 

Prediction of the color of Sri Chaitanya and the nature of His future

associates.

 

** In the Agni-Purana, it is said:

prasantatma lamba-kanthas gaurangas ca suravrtah

 

The Supreme Personality of Godhead will come in a golden form [gaura-

anga], full of peace [prasantatma], and a beautiful long neck [lamba-

kanthah]. He will be surrounded by many saintly devotees [sura-

avrtah].

 

Note: This is an indirect prediction of the future advent of the

members of the Pancha-Tattva.

 

 

Prediction of the characteristics of Sri Chaitanya.

 

** In the Matsya-Purana, the Supreme Personality of Godhead says:

mundo gaurah su-dirghangas

tri-srotas-tira-sambhavah

dayaluh kirtana-grahi

bhavisyami kalau-yuge

 

In the age of Kali, I shall advent [bhavisyami kalau yuge] where the

three rivers meet [tri-srotas-tira-sambhavah]. I shall have a shaven

head [mundah]. I shall have a golden complexion [gaurah]. I will be

very kind and always chant the holy name of Krishna [dayaloh kirtana-

grahi].

 

 

Prediction of the name of the river where Sri Chaitanya will take his

birth and other characteristics.

 

** In the Vayu-Purana, the Supreme Personality of Godhead states:

suddho gaurah-su-dirghango

ganga-tira-samudbhavah

dayaluh-kirtana-grahi

bhavisyami kalau yuge

 

In the age of Kali-Yuga, I shall come [bhavisyami kalau yuge] in a

place on the bank of the Ganges [ganga-tira-samudbhavah]. I will be

very pure [suddhah], have a golden complexion [gaurah], and be very

tall [su-dirghangah] and chant the holy names of Krishna.

 

 

Prediction that the Supreme Lord will leave Goloka and corne in a

golden form.

 

** In the Markandeya-Purana, the Supreme of Godhead declares:

golokam ca parityajya

lokanam trana-karanat

kalau gauranga-rupena

lila-lavanya-vigrahah

 

" In the Kali-Yuga, I will leave Goloka and, to save the people of the

world, I will become the handsome and playful Lord Gauranga. "

 

 

Prediction of one of the purpose of Sri Chaitanya's appearance.

 

** In the Varaha-Purana, the Supreme Personality of Godhead declares:

aham eva dvija-srestho

lila-pracurya-vigrahah

bhagavad-bhakta-rupena

lokan raksami sarvada

 

I shall come as the best of the brahmanas [aham eva dvija-srestha]. I

will exhibit many pastimes [lila-pracurya-vigrahah] in the form of a

devotee [bhagavad-bhakta-rupena]. I shall deliver the people of the

world [lokan raksami sarvada].

 

 

Prediction of the name of the mother of Sri Chaitanya and His future

role as the deliverer of the darkness of Kali-Yuga.

 

** In the Vamana-Purana, the Supreme Personality of Godhead declares:

kali-ghora-tamas-channat

sarvan acara varjitan

sachigarbhe ca sambhuya

tarayisyami narada

 

O Narada Muni, I will take birth in the womb of Sachi [sachi-garbhe

ca sambhuya]. I shall save the people, who will give up all proper

good conduct [sarvan acara varyitan], from the terrible darkness of

the age of Kali-Yuga [kali-ghora-tamas-channan].

 

 

Prediction of the future advent of Sri Chaitanya, His birth time, His

mother, His birth city, His name and His mission.

 

** In the Vayu-Purana, the Supreme Personality of Godhead says:

 

paurnamasyam phalgunasya

phalguni-rksa-yogatah

bhavisye gaura-rupena

sachi-garbhe purandarat->svarnadi-tiram asthaya

navadvipe janasraye

tatra dvija-kulam prapto

bhavisyami janalaye

bhakti-yoga-pradanaya

lokasyanugrahaya ca

sannyas-rupam asthaya

krishna-chaitanya-nama-dhrk ->tena lokasya nistaras

tat kurudhvam mamajnaya

dharitri bhavita cabhir

mayaiva dvija-dehina

 

 

I shall advent in the month of Phalguna, when the star Phalguni is

conjoined with the full moon. I shall incarnate in a golden

complexion in the womb of Sachi and Purandara Misra. I will be born

in the city of Navadvipa,on the Ganges's shore, in a Brahmana's

family. I shall take the renounced order of life [sannyasa] and show

kindness to the people in general and engage them in Bhakti. I will

be known as Sri Krishna Chaitanya. All of you should follow My order

and deliver the people of the world. I shall appear as a Brahmana. I

shall make this earth fearless.

 

 

Prediction of Sri Chaitanya's birth city, the name of the river close

to His birth site, the name of His mother, His close associates and

their divine roles in His lila, His divine reason for incarnating as

well as different names by which Sri Chaitanya will be known.

 

** In the Ananta-Samhita, it is said:

 

svarnadi-tiram asritya

navadvipe dvijalaye

sampradatum bhakti-yogam

lokasyanugrahaya ca ->sa eva bhagavan krmo

radhika-prana-vallabhah

srsty-adau sa jagannatho

gaura asin mahesvari

avatirno bhavisyami

kalau-nija-ganaih saha

sachi-garbhe navadvipe

svardhuni-parivarite ->aprakasyam idam guhyam

na prakasyam bahir mukhe

bhaktavataram bhaktakhyam

bhaktam bhakti-pradam svayam

man-maya-mohitah kecin

na jnasyanto bahir-mokhah

jnasyanti mad-bhakti-yuktah

sadhavo-nyasinotmalah ->krmavatara-kale-yah

striyo ye purusah priyah

kalau te'vatarisyanti

sridama-subaladayah

catuh-sasti-mahantas te

gopa dvadas balakah

Caitanyera Simhera... ->dharma-samsthapanarthay

a viharisyami tair aham

kale nastam bhakti-patham

sthapayisyamy aham punah

gacchantu bhuvi te putrah

jayantam bhakta-rupinah->dharma-samsthapanam kale

kurvantu te mamajnaya

krishnas chaitanya-gaurango

gaurachandrah sachi-sutah

prabhur gauro gaura-harir

namani-bhakti-dani me

 

 

" To show mercy to the people and give them devotional service, the

Supreme Personality of Godhead will appear in a Brahmana's home in

Navadvip by the Ganges' shore. The Supreme Person, Sri Krishna

Himself, who is the life of Srimati Radharani, and is the Lord of the

universe in creation, rnaintenance, and annihilation, appears as

Gaura, O Mahesvari.

 

In Kali-Yuga, I will descend to the earth with My associates. In

Navadvip, which is surrounded by the Ganges, I will take birth in

Sachi-devi's womb.

 

They who are bewildered by My illusory potency will not understand

the great secret of the appearance in this world of Me in My personal

form,

in My form as the incarnation of devotion,

in My form as the incarnation of a devotee,

in My form bearing the name of a devotee,

in My form as a devotee, and

in My form as the giver of devotional service.

This secret is not to be revealed to them. Only the saintly, pure,

renounced devotees, diligently engaged in My devotional service, will

be able to understand Me in these five forms.

 

My dear male and female associates, headed by Sridama and Subala, who

came to this world at the time of My advent as Lord Krishna, will

come again during the Kali-Yuga.

 

The Gopas will become the sixtyfour mahantas and the twelve gopalas.

To establish the truth of religion, I will enjoy many pastimes with

them.

 

In this way I will again reveal the path of devotional service, which

has been destroyed in the course of time. My sons should also descend

to the earth, assume the forms of devotees, and, by My order, also

work to re-establish the principles of true religion.

 

At this time My names will be: Krishna Chaitanya, Gauranga,

Gaurachandra, Sachisuta, Mahaprabhu, Gaura and Gaurahari. Chanting

these names will bring devotion to Me. "

 

 

What other major vedic literatures also describe characteristics of

the advent of Sri Chaitanya?

 

** The Great Epic Mahabharata (Dana-Dharma, Visnu-Sahasra-Nama

Stotra) points out the divine characteristics of Sriman Mahaprabhu's

appearance.

suvarna varna hemango

varangas candanangadi

sannyasa krt-chamah santo

nistha shanti parayanah

 

In His early activities Lord Chaitanya comes as a householder. He has

a golden complexion [suvarna varnah]. His limbs are very beautiful

[vara-anga] and are smeared with sandalwood pulp [candana-angadi]. He

has the appearance of molten gold [hema-anga].

 

The Supreme Lord Chaitanya accepts the renounced order of life

[sannyasa-krt]. He is fully sense-controlled or equipoised [sama],

and is completely peaceful [santa]. He is completely fixed in the

chanting of the holy name of Lord Krishna, [nistha]. He is the

highest abode of devotion and transcendental peace. He silences the

mayavadi impersonalists [nistha santi parayanah].

 

The sanskrit words suvarna-varna indicate one who has gold-like

complexion. The Vedic text to support this point is:

 

 

yada pasya pasyate rukma-varnam

kartaram isam purusam brahma-yonim

 

The words rukma-varnam kartaram isam refer to the Supreme Person [sri

Chaitanya] who has a complexion like molten gold.

 

** Quotations of Lord Chaitanya's bodily features according to some

of the great devotees present at the time:

 

Srila Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya, one of the foremost disciples of Sri

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in Jagannath Puri, composed an entire series of

prayers describing in detail the various features of Sri Chaitanya

Mahaprabhu, called Sri Gauranga-Prati-Anga-Varnanakhya-Stava-Rajah,

or the King of Prayers, proclaiming the glory of each limb of Sri

Gauranga. Let us carefully present a few of these divine gems.

 

 

** Lord Chaitanya's bodily luster.

 

Srila Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya has described the complexion of Sri

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's body.

 

tapta hema dyutim vande

kali-krishnam jagad-gurum

caru-dirgha-tanum srimac

chaci-hrdaya-nandanam

 

I worship Lord Krishna, the spiritual master of the universe, who

appears in the age of Kali with a luster like molten gold. His body

is beautiful and tall. He is like molten gold, and He is the delight

and the son of Sachidevi.

 

 

 

Srila Prabodhananda Sarasvati Thakura also describes Sri Chaitanya

Mahaprabhu's golden complexion.

 

ananda lilamaya vigrahaya

hemabha-divya-cchavi-sundaraya

 

" O Lord Chaitanyachandra, O Lord whose form is full of blissful

pastimes, O Lord whose complexion is as splendid as gold... "

 

 

 

Srila Krishna das Kaviraj Goswami similarly describes Lord Chaitanya:

 

tapta hema sama kanti prakanda sarira

 

" ...the luster of His expansive body resembles molten gold... "

 

 

 

Prabodhananda Sarasvati also further describes Sri Chaitanya's golden

complexion.

 

svayam devo yatra-kanaka-gaurah karunaya

 

" His complexion is as fair as molten gold. "

 

 

** Sri Chaitanya's beautiful hair.

lasan-mukha-lata-naddha

charu-kuncita-kuntalam

 

" His lovely curling locks are interwoven with creepers of glistening

pearls... "

 

 

** Sri Chaitanya's shoulders and chest.

 

Prabhodananda Sarasvati Thakura describes the shoulders of

Mahaprabhu.

simha skandham...

 

" May Lord Chaitanya, whose shoulders are like a lion... "

 

Srila Krishna das Kaviraj Goswami also points out the nature of Sri

Chaitanya's shoulders and voice.

simha griva simha-virya simhera hunkar

 

" He has the shoulders of a lion, the powers of a lion, and the loud

voice of a lion. "

 

 

** Sri Chaitanya's arms.

ajanulambita-bhuja

 

His arms reach all the way to his knees.

 

ajanulambita bhumau kanaka vadatau

 

Their arms (of Lord Chaitanya and Lord Nityananda) reach all the way

to their knees.

 

kankanangada-vidyoti-janu-lambi-bhaja-dvayam

 

" ....His two arms, glittering with bracelets and bangles, extend down

to His knees. "

 

 

** Sri Chaitanya's face

prema-pravaha-madhura

raktotpala-vilocanam

h la-prasuna-susnigdha

nutanayata-nasikam

 

His beautiful eyes are just like reddish lotus flowers. They are most

beautiful, just like lakes of Krishna Prema. His nose is arched and

is resplendent just like the sesame flower.

 

sri-ganda-mandollasi

ratna-kundala-manditam

savya-karna-suvinyasta

sphurac-caru-sikhandakam

 

His cheeks are round and they shine brilliantly. He wears jeweled

earrings. He has a peacock feather placed near His left ear.

 

madhura-sneha-susnigdha

praraktadhara-pallavam

isad-danturita-snigdha

sphuran-mukta-radoijvalam

 

His lips are tender and very lustrous. They resemble reddish

blossoming flowers. He reveals his pearl-like teeth out His kindness.

 

 

** Chaitanya-charitamrita, Adi-Lila 3.77

sankirtana-pravartaka sri krma-chaitanya

sankirtana-yajne tanre bhaje sei dhanya

 

" Lord Sri Krishna Chaitanya is the initiator of sankirtana

[congregational chanting of the holy name of Lord Krishna]. One who

worships Him through sankirtana is fortunate indeed "

 

 

** Susloka-Satakam -59- Sri Gauranga Mahima

 

vintala-kamala-vaktrah pakva-bi nbadharosthas

tila-kusu na-su-nasah katnbu-kanthah su-dirghah

suvaliuta-bhuja-dando nabhi-gambhira-rupah

sphuratu hrdaya-madhye gaura-candro-natendrah

 

" His face is flawless like a blooming lotus and His lips are red as

ripe as bimba fruits. His nose is as beautiful as the sesame flower

and his neck is like a three-ringed conch. He is very tall and His

rod-like arms make artistic movements while He dances. His navel is

very deep. May my Lord Gaura Chandra, the king of dancers, reveal

Himself in the core of My heart. "

 

 

Is there any specific reference in the Vedas as to when in this yuga,

the Supreme Lord's Avatar- Sri Krishna Chaitanya was scheduled to

appear?

 

** In the Atharva-Veda; Purusa-Bodini-Upanisad, it is said:

saptame gaura-varna-visnor ity aena sva-saktya

caikyam etya pratar avatirya saha svaih sva-manum siksayati

 

" 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. "

 

 

When exactly does He come in the kali-yuga, and where does He

specifically appear and what will He do?

 

** In the Atharva Veda, the Supreme Person says:

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

 

I will descend on the earth after the passage of four thousand years

in the Kali-Age, [kalau chatuh sahasrabdhopari] and before the

passage of five thousand years [pancha 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.

 

 

** In the Sama Veda, the Supreme Lord says:

tathaham krta sannyaso bhu-girvano 'vatarisye

tire'lakanandayah punah punah isvara-prarthitah sa-

parivaro niralambo nirdhuteh kali-kalmasa-kavalita-

janavalambanaya

 

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 Avadhut Brahman Sannyasi.

 

 

What is the name of the place where the Supreme Lord appears?

 

** The Chandogya Upanisad describes the place of advent of the

Supreme Lord Sri Krishna Chaitanya.

 

This is explained by Srila Bhaktivinode Thakur, in the Sabadvipa Dham

Mahatmya (text 5):

tan-madhye daharam saksan

mayapuram itiryate

tatra vesma bhagavatas

chaitanyasya paratmanah

tasmin yas tv antarakaso

hy antardvipah sa ucyate

 

The spiritual city in the shape of a lotus has the abode of Sri

Mayapur as its heart. Sridham Mayapur is the divine abode of Lord

Chaitanya, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In the middle of

Mayapur is the place called Antardvip.

 

(ACBSPN Note: One needs to catch a local train to " Krishna Nagar "

from " Sealdah Station " in Calcutta. After the 3 hour train journey,

you got to catch a bus for Mayapur, which will take another hour or

so. Alternatively, you could catch a local train from Howrah for

Navadvip. These trains are very rare - about 4 or 5 a day, so its

better to go thru Sealdah. From Navadvip station you got to take a

cycle-rickshaw to the " Ghat " [bank of Ganges]. Then you cross the

Ganges and reach Mayapur. The half an hour motorized boat ride may

cost you about 1 to 2 Rupees!)

 

 

Are there any other relevant scriptural references in the vedas

describing the appearance or qualities of Sri Krishna Chaitanya

Mahaprabhu?

 

** The Svetasvatara Upanisad (Ch. 6, text 7) describes the qualities

of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Chaitanya:

tam isvaranam paramam mahesvaram

tam devatanam paramam ca daivatam

patim patinam paramam parastad

vidama devam bhuvanesam idyam

 

" O Supreme Lord, you are the Supreme Mahesvara, the worshipable Deity

of all the demigods and the Supreme Lord of all Lords. You are the

controller of all controllers, the Personality of Godhead, the Lord

of everything worshipable. "

 

 

** Svetasvatara Upanisad Ch 3 text 12, 14

mahan prabhur vai purusah

sattvasyaisa pravartakah

sunirmalam imam praptim

isano jyotir avyayah

 

" The Supreme Personality of Godhead is Mahaprabhu, who disseminates

transcendental enlightenment. Just to be in touch with Him is to be

in contact with the indestructible brahmajyoti. "

 

 

** Sri Chaitanya Upanisad (Chaitanyopanisad), text 5:

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

 

" 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 Vrindavan manifested on the bank of the Ganga at

Navadvip. He will disseminate pure devotional service in the world.

This incarnation of the Lord is described in the following verses. "

 

 

In what color will the Lord appear in the Kali-yuga, and what will He

do?

 

** Sri Chaitanya Upanisad text 6:

eko devah sarva-rupi mahatma

gauro rakta syamala-sveta-rupah

chaitanyatma sa vai chaitanya-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 Chaitanya 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].

 

 

What is the nature of the form of Lord Chaitanya and how is He

understood?

 

** Chaitanya Upanisad. text 7:

namo vedanta vedyaya

krmaya paramatmane

sarva chaitanya rupaya

chaitanyaya namo namah

 

I offer my respectful obeisances unto Him, who is understood by

Vedanta [namo vedanta vedyaya], who is Lord Krishna [Krishnaya], the

Supersoul [paramatmane], whose form is fully transcendental and

conscious of everything [sarva-chaitanya-rupaya]. We offer our humble

obeisances again and again. [chaitanyaya namo namah]

 

 

What is the result of understanding the divine position of Sri

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu?

 

** Sri Chaitanya-Upanisad. text 8:

vedanta vedyam purusam puranam

chaitanyatmanam 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 will Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu do in this incarnation ?

 

** Sri Chaitanya-Upanisad. text 9:

sva-nama mula-mantrena sarvam hladayati vibhuh

 

The Supreme powerful [vibhuh] Lord Sri Krishna Chaitanya 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].

 

 

Which mantra will this yuga avatar chant?

 

** Sri Cartanya Upanisad text 10.

sa eva mula-mantra japati harir iti krishna iti rama iti

 

Sri Krishna Chaitanya will chant the maha-mantra comprised of the

divine names of Hari, Krishna and Rama. i.e.,

 

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna

Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

Hare Rama Hare Rama

Rama Rama Hare Hare

 

(Note: the pronunciation of " Rama " is " rAma " or " rAm " and

*not* " rAmA " as commonly misunderstood.)

 

 

Does Lord Chaitanya appear in every day of lord brahma? Just like the

original Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krishna does appear once in

every day of Lord Brahma.

 

** Answer: Srila Prabhupada once explained in Melbourne, Australia,

in answer to the question of how long it would be before Lord Krishna

would come to this planet again in His personal form: after 8

billion, 600 milion years.

 

Devotee: How long do you say it is before Krishna 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.

 

Devotee (2): 600,000,000.

 

Srila Prabhupada: So Krishna comes after this period in one day,

after one day of Brahma, He appears.

 

Devotee: Srila Prabhupada, does Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu also appear

every day of Brahma?

 

Srila Prabhupada: Yes, following Krishna. Krishna comes in the Dvapar-

Yuga. There are four sets of yugas: Satva, Treta, Dvapar, Kali. So

Krishna comes at the end of Dvapar-Yuga, and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

comes in the Kali-Yuga so almost the same year, same circulation...

Similarly, Krishna appears in rotation in this universe after so many

years, eight billion years. So next He goes to another universe....

[Melbourne Australia. 22nd May 1975.]

 

 

Did the Srimad-Bhagavatam (Bhagavat-Puran), the foremost of all Vedic

literatures predict the appearance of Lord Chaitanya Maraprabhu?

 

** In the seventh canto of the Srimad-Bhagavatam, Prahlad Maharaj

directly hints at the hidden nature of the Supreme Lord's appearance.

Because the Supreme Lord is also called Tri-Yuga, or one who appears

in only three yugas (satya, dvapara, treta), He is sometimes said to

appear in a concealed form, in the age of Kali.

channah kalau yad abhavas tri-yugo'tha sa tvam

(Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.38)

 

 

Are there any more direct references in the Simad Bhagavatam, than

the above reference?

 

** In the Tenth Canto of the Srimad Bhagavatam, chapter eight,

Gargamuni the family priest of Nanda Maharaja, explains that the

young boy Sri Krishna has three colors - white, red and yellow - when

He appears in His transcendental form in different ages. In the

current incarnation of Krishna, He has appeared ...as black.

asan varnas trayo hy asya grhnatotnvyugam tanuh

suklo raktas tatha pita idanim krmatam gatah

(Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.8.13)

 

Srila Krishna das Kaviraj Goswami, the celebrated author of the Sri

Chaitanya-charitamrta, explains that the three colors of white, red

and yellow are the three bodily colors which the Supreme Lord assumes

in the ages of Satya, Treta and Kali respectively.

sukla rakta pita-varna ei tina dyuti

satya-treta-kali-kale dharena sri-pati

 

The Bhagavatam explains in the conversation between Karabhajan Muni

and King Nimi, that in the Dvapara-Yuga, the Supreme Lord, the

Personality of Godhead appears in a blackish form [dvapare bhagavan

syamah]. He has a yellow dress and carries His own weapons [pita-vasa-

nija-ayudhah]. He is beautified with the mark of Srivatsa and the

Kaustubha jewel [sri vatsa-adibhih ankais ca laksanaih]. This is the

actual description of His characteristics [upalaksitah].

 

The great sage continues his instruction to King Nimi by saying that

people in general in the age of Dvapar-Yuga worshiped the Lord of the

Universe [iti dvapara urvisam stuvanti jagad isvaram]. In the age of

Kali, they worshipped the Supreme Person by the regulation of the

scriptures [tantra vidhana].

krishna varnam tvisakrmam sangopangastra parsadam

yajnaih sankirtana prayair yajanti hi sumedhasah

(Srimad-Bhagavatam 11.5.32)

" In the age of Kali, intelligent persons perform congregational

chanting to worship the incarnation of Godhead who constantly sings

the holy name of Krishna. Although His complexion is not blackish, He

is Krishna Himself. He is accompanied by His associates, servants,

weapons and confidential companions. "

 

 

How does this verse refer to the advent of Lord Chaitanya, since his

name is not directly mentioned there?

 

** Just as the symptoms and characteristics of the various previous

incarnations are mentioned in the scriptures, similarly the symptoms

of the appearance of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu are described.

 

Krishna-varnam indicates that He belongs to the category of Krishna.

Krishna varnam also means one who constantly repeats and sings the

name of Krishna. The main business of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was

the chanting of the holy name of Krishna. Thus the words Krishna

varnam and Krishna Chaitanya are equivalent.

 

Srila Krishna das Kaviraj Goswami has elucidated the two meanings of

the words Krishna varnam by stating:

krishna ei dui varna sadayanra mukhe

athava krmake h'nho varne nija sukhe

 

Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu always sings the two syllables Krish & na

[Krishna ei dui varna sada yanra mukhe], or He always relishes great

transcendental pleasure while describing Lord Krishna [athava krmake

tinho varne nija-sukhe].

 

 

Is there any hint or explanation of His bodily characteristics?

 

His bodily complexion is not black [tvisa akrishnam]. Lord Chaitanya

appeared in a very light, golden like complexion. His complexion was

yellow [akrma-varane kahe pita-varana]. Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is

very beautiful.

 

Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is often described as Gaurasundara. Gaura

means fair and Sundar means beautiful. Sometimes He is also called

Gauranga or one who has a very fair complexion.