Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - 3. The External Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya MahāprabhuLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the father and inaugurator of the saṅkīrtana movement. One who worships Him by sacrificing his life, money, intelligence and words for the saṅkīrtana movement is recogn…
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - 3. The External Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya MahāprabhuIn the list of the ten kinds of offenses in chanting the holy name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hare Kṛṣṇa, the eighth offense is dharma-vrata-tyāga-hutādi-sarva-śubha-kriyā-sāmyam api pramā…
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - 3. The External Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu“Even if one distributes ten million cows in charity during an eclipse of the sun, lives at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamunā for millions of years, or gives a mountain of gold in sacrifice to t…
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - 3. The External Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya MahāprabhuŚrīla Jīva Gosvāmī has placed the verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam quoted in text 52 (kṛṣṇa-varṇaṁ tviṣākṛṣṇam) as the auspicious introduction to his Bhāgavata-sandarbha, or Ṣaṭ-sandarbha. He has composed…
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - 3. The External Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya MahāprabhuAntaḥ kṛṣṇa refers to one who is always thinking of Kṛṣṇa. This attitude is a predominant feature of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. Even though many devotees always think of Kṛṣṇa, none can surpass the gopīs, amo…
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - 3. The External Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya MahāprabhuThis is a verse from the Stotra-ratna (12) of Yāmunācārya, the spiritual master of Rāmānujācārya. The authentic scriptures describe the transcendental activities, features, form and qualities of Kṛṣṇa…
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - 3. The External Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya MahāprabhuEven according to historical references, Kṛṣṇa’s activities are most uncommon. Kṛṣṇa has affirmed, “I am God,” and He has acted accordingly. Māyāvādīs think that everyone can claim to be God, but that…
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - 3. The External Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya MahāprabhuThe authentic scriptures are compiled by personalities like Vyāsadeva, Nārada, Asita and Parāśara, who are not ordinary men. All the followers of the Vedic way of life have accepted these famous perso…
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - 3. The External Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya MahāprabhuThis verse is also quoted from the Stotra-ratna (13) of Yāmunācārya. Everything covered by the influence of māyā is within the limited boundaries of space, time and thought. Even the greatest manifest…
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - 3. The External Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya MahāprabhuThe sun may appear covered by a cloud, but actually it is the eyes of the tiny people below the cloud that are covered, not the sun. If those tiny people rose above the cloud in an airplane, they coul…
