the idol commemorating shadabhuja gauranga miracle of chaitanya mahaprabhu appearing vishnu @ ganga mata mathat puri
chaitanya means living force ; maha means great , prabhu means lord or master .
chaitanya born second son of jagannath mishra , wife sachi devi. mishra s family lived in town of dhaka dakhhin, srihatta, sylhet, bangladesh.. according chaitanya charitamruta, chaitanya born on full moon night of 18 february 1486, @ time of lunar eclipse.
alternatively, chaitanya believed born in mayapur. mayapur located on banks of ganges river, @ point of confluence jalangi, near nabadwip, west bengal, india, 130 km north of kolkata (calcutta). mayapur considered holy place number of other traditions within hinduism.
a number of stories exist telling of chaitanya s apparent attraction chanting , singing of krishna s names young age, largely perceived being secondary interest in acquiring knowledge , studying sanskrit. when travelling gaya perform shraddha ceremony departed father, chaitanya met guru, ascetic ishvara puri, whom received initiation gopala krishna mantra. meeting mark significant change in chaitanya s outlook , upon return bengal local vaishnavas, headed advaita acharya, stunned @ external sudden change of heart (from scholar devotee ) , chaitanya became eminent leader of vaishnava group within nadia.
after leaving bengal , receiving entrance sannyasa order keshava bharati, chaitanya journeyed throughout length , breadth of india several years, chanting divine names of krishna constantly. spent last 24 years of life in puri, odisha, great temple city of jagannath in radhakanta math. gajapati king, prataprudra dev, regarded chaitanya krishna s avatar , enthusiastic patron , devotee of chaitanya s sankeertan gatherings. during these years chaitanya believed followers have sunk deep various divine-love (samādhi) , performed pastimes of divine ecstasy (bhakti).
vrindavan, land of radha rani, “city of temples” has more 5000 temples showcase pastimes of radha , krishna, including temples old 5500 years. essence of vrindavan lost on time until 16th century, when rediscovered chaitanya mahaprabhu. in year 1515, chaitanya mahaprabhu visited vrindavana, purpose of locating lost holy places associated lord sri krishna’s transcendent pastimes. wandered through different sacred forests of vrindavana in spiritual trance of divine love. believed divine spiritual power, able locate important places of krishna’s pastimes in , around vrindavan including 7 main temples or sapta devalay, worshiped vaishnavas in chaitanya tradition day.
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