The same person who was Maharaja Janaka, the king of Mithila, appeared during Lord Caitanya’s pastimes as Vallabhacarya. Some people differ from this view, and say that Vallabhacarya was an incarnation of Maharaja Bhismaka[1]. … Read More
Lord Caitanya accepted Sriman Isvara Puri as His spiritual master. The Lord proceeded to flood the entire world with spontaneous transcendental love for Krishna. Lord Caitanya accepted Srimati Radharani’s golden complexion and ecstatic love for … Read More
Taking the name Visvambhara[1], the Supreme Personality of Godhead accepted residence in the town of Navadvipa. He enjoyed many transcendental pastimes there with His exalted associates, and those pastimes have drowned the minds of this universe’s … Read More
That Srimati Visnupriya is an incarnation of Bhu Devi is described in the Sri Caitanya-candrodaya-nataka, where Kali says: “Understanding that Srimati Visnupriya was the incarnation of Bhu Devi, Lord Caitanya accepted her hand in marriage[1].” … Read More
Just as the moon of Lord Caitanya was about to rise in this material world, the Lord said to Advaita Acarya: “Some devotees are attached to Me in the spirit of servitude, some are attached to … Read More
The gopi named Variyasi Devi, who was Lord Krishna’s paternal grandmother in Vraja, appeared as Kamalavati devi during Lord Caitanya’s advent. Srimati Yasoda Devi and Vraja’s king Nanda, who had been like two great oceans … Read More
These inconceivable workings of the yogamaya potency[1] cannot be understood by the limited conceptual power of the conditioned soul. This is confirmed by the following statement of Srila Vyasadeva in the Prabhasa-khanda of the Mahabharata: … Read More
Nityananda Prabhu incarnates as His plenary expansion Ananta Sesa. As Lord Sesa He transforms His body to become the garments, bracelets, and other ornaments worn by Visnu and Krishna. Expanding again as the pastime-potency, lila-sakti, … Read More
58.The original form of the Supreme Lord is considered not different from the Lord’s direct expansions. For this reason it is considered that Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the son of Srimati Saci Devi, is non-different from … Read More
Vallabhacarya’s daughter, Srimati Laksmipriya, was an incarnation of Srimati Laksmi Devi, the goddess of fortune. One day, as she was walking with her friends towards the bank of the Ganges to bathe, she entered the path … Read More
All these incarnations entered the body of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, just as the black incarnation Syama formerly entered the transcendental body of Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Although the various incarnations of the … Read More
Ambika, the nurse who fed infant Krishna with her own breast milk in Vraja, appeared during Lord Caitanya’s pastimes as Malini Devi, the wife of Srivasa Pandita. Kilambika Devi, who had been Ambika’s sister … Read More
The associates of Caitanya Mahaprabhu at Navadvipa[1] are considered the most exalted. The next most exalted are the Lord’s associates at Jagannath Puri[2], and after them are the great souls who met Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu … Read More
Lord Caitanya, Sri Nityananda Avadhuta, and Advaita Acarya, are all incarnations of the supremely exalted Personality of Godhead, and They are all known by the title Prabhu[1]. Among Them, Lord Caitanya, who is an ocean … Read More
