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Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
15th-century Indian Vaishnavite Hindu saint
"Krishna Chaitanya" redirects here. For the Telugu lyricist, see Krishna Chaitanya (lyricist).
"Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu" redirects here. For the 1954 Hindi film, see Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (film).
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu | |
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Wooden murti of Chaitanya as Dhāmeśvara, Nabadwip[1] | |
| Born | Vishvambhara Mishra (1486-02-18)18 February 1486 Nabadwip, Bengal Sultanate |
| Died | 14 June 1534(1534-06-14) (aged 48) Puri, Gajapati Kingdom |
| Spouse | Lakshmi Priya (first wife) and Vishnupriya |
| Known for | Expounded Gaudiya Vaishnavism, kirtan |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Founder of | Gaudiya Vaishnavism Achintya Bheda Abheda |
| Philosophy | Bhakti yoga, Achintya Bheda Abheda |
| Guru | Swami Isvara Puri (mantra guru); Swami Kesava Bharati (sannyas guru) |
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (Bengali: মহাপ্রভু শ্রীচৈতন্য দেব; Sanskrit: चैतन्य महाप्रभु, romanized: Caitanya Mahāprabhu), born Vishvambhara Mishra (IAST: Viśvambhara Miśra[2]) (18 February 1486 – 14 June 1534[3]), was an Indian Hindu saint from Bengal and the founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's mode of worshipping Krishna with
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Early Miracles of Caitanya Mahaprabhu by Amala-bhakta Dasa
Though Lord Caitanya is known as Krsna's hidden incarnation,
His biographers have preserved accounts of His displays of divinity.
Lord Caitanya, unlike ordinary human beings, was not conceived in His mother's womb by seminal discharge. Rather, by His own free will, twelve months before His advent He miraculously entered His father's heart; from there He transferred Himself to His mother's womb, just as He had done about 4,500 years earlier when He appeared as Lord Krsna. And on February 18, 1486, in Mayapur, West Bengal, India, during a full-moon eclipse, Lord Caitanya appeared in this world.
He was named Visvambhara, which means, "one who protects and maintains the universe." But He was also nicknamed Nimai and Gauranga Nimai, because He was born under a neem tree, and Gauranga (which means "golden limbs") because He had a golden complexion. The name Krsna Caitanya ("all-attractive living force") was awarded to Him when He became a renunciant monk at age twenty-four.
Lord Caitanya's horoscope clearly showed that He would be an intellectual genius, an amazing teacher of religion, and a world savior. And, according to Vedic astrology