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Caitanya Caritamrta
Year: 1615
In
the Age of Quarrel and Hypocrisy, known as Kali Yuga, the Lord has taken form
as His devotee. He was born as Nimai, and later known
as Sri Krsna Caitanya. He
is known as the golden avatara, due to his golden
complexion. One of His names is Gauranga. His
appearance was predicted in many Vedic scriptures. He appeared on earth
approximately on the year 1486. Lord Caitanya came on
earth with His associates and devotees to preach and spread the holy name of
the Hare Krsna mahamantra.
Krsnadasa Kaviraja wrote a
great book in the Bengali language describing the activities of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu called the Caitanya Caritamrta (The
Nectar-like Activites of Lord Caitanya).
This book is considered to be Vaisnava literature of
a higher level as it describes the profound effects of bhakti
(devotional service), which requires great understanding of bhakti
through Bhagavad Gita and Srimad Bhagavatam. The book was
divided into three big sections. The adi-lila
contains His early pastimes. The madhya lila contains the middle of His
pastimes. The antya lila contains His final pastimes before His
departure from the earth.
TEXT:
PURPORT:
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta
Swami Prabhupada
UPDATED: March 9, 2012