Garuda Pandita was the incarnation of Garuda. Gopinatha Simha was the incarnation of Akrura. Some say that Kesava Bharati was the incarnation of Akrura. Sri Paramananda Puri had formerly been Uddhava. Maharaja Prataparudra, who … Read More
Bhaskara Thakura was an incarnation of the demigod Visvakarma. Vanamali Thakura was an incarnation of Sudama Brahmana, who was afflicted by great poverty and obtained great wealth from the Lord. Jaya and Vijaya, the two … Read More
Sukadeva Gosvami, the son of Srila Vyasadeva, appeared during Sri Caitanya’s pastimes as the devotee named Vallabha Bhatta. Jagannatha Acarya, who was also known as Gangadasa Pandita, was very dear to Caitanya. In his … Read More
The four learned devotees in Lord Caitanya’s pastimes, named Kasinatha, Lokanatha, Srinatha, and Ramanatha, were incarnations of the four Kumaras. Of this there is no doubt. The names of these four devotees each end with … Read More
The incarnations of the Lord, Krishna or Visnu, are as numerous as the waves of the ocean, a way to say that they are infinite. They keep coming and coming, performing so many different acts … Read More
Before the assembled relatives and friends, Nilambara Cakravarti spoke the astrological prediction of Lord Caitanya’s future life. For this reason it is said that Nilambara Cakravarti is the incarnation of Garga Muni. Srimati Sacidevi’s … Read More
98-101. The nine Jayanteyas, who were fixed in celibacy and equal vision, and who spoke the Sri Bhagavata-samhita to Janaka Rsi, appeared on this earth as nine sannyasis, and continually performed pastimes with Lord Caitanya. … Read More
94/95. In the book Caitanya-carita, Murari Gupta explains that one morning Mahatapah gave an unwashed tulasi leaf to his father, who became so angry at him for this that he cursed him. Because of this Mahatapah … Read More
Madhavendra Puri’s disciple was Sriman Isvara Puri Svami. Isvara Puri carefully understood the mellows of conjugal love for Lord Krishna, and was able to distribute that fruit to others. Sri Advaita Acarya displayed the … Read More
The devotee named Murari Gupta in Lord Caitanya’s pastimes had previously been Hanuman. In the same way Sri Purandara had previously been Angada and Govindananda had been Sugriva. The devotee named Ramacandra Puri in … Read More
Rupa Manjari, who had been famous in Vrindavana Dhama, appeared as Rupa Gosvami. Rupa Manjari’s closest friend, who was known by the names Rati Manjari and Lavanga Manjari, appeared as Sanatana Gosvami, who was honored … Read More
The devotees Nandini and Jangali who were associates of Lord Caitanya had previously been Jaya and Vijaya in Krishna’s pastimes. Intelligent Srivasa Pandita had previously been Narada Muni, the best of the sages. Srivasa’s … Read More
Balarama’s two wives, Varuni Devi and Revati Devi, appeared during Lord Caitanya’s pastimes as Vasudha Devi and Jahnavi Devi, the two dear wives of Nityananda, and the daughters of the great personality Sri Surya Dasa. … Read More
The Supreme Lord’s yogamaya potency appeared in Caitanya’s pastimes as Sita Devi, the wife of Advaita Acarya. Advaita’s son was Acyutananda, who was very dear to Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Acyutananda was the dear disciple of … Read More
Lord Siva’s friend Kuvera, the king of the Guhyakas[1], appeared in Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s pastimes as Kuvera Pandita, the father of Lord Advaita. Formerly, on Mount Kailasa, where the Siddhas and Sadhyas reside, Kuvera, who … Read More
Assuming the form of a cowherd boy, Sadasiva danced with Krishna in Vrajabhumi. This is confirmed by the following statement of the Siva Tantra, where Bhairava[1] says: “One day, during the great festival of … Read More
Brahma, the master of the universe, who is considered one of the members of the Navavyuha and who is the original teacher of the Vedas and Tantras, appeared in Sri Caitanya’s pastimes as Gopinatha Acarya. … Read More
Aniruddha, the fourth member of the Catur Vyuha, appeared in Mahaprabhu’s pastimes as Vakresvara Pandita. and caused Him to dance in ecstasy. This ecstatic dancing of Vakresvara Pandita delights Caitanya Mahaprabhu. One day Vakresvara … Read More
The Ganges River, who was born from the lotus feet of Visnu, appeared in Lord Caitanya’s pastimes as Ganga Devi, the daughter of Lord Nityananda. Her husband, Madhava, had formerly been Maharaja Santanu. Pradyumna, the … Read More
When Vasudeva, the first member of the Catur-vyuha, saw the dancing of the Gandharvas at Dvaraka Puri, His mind became agitated with the desire to dance as they did. In order to fulfill this desire, Lord … Read More
