Gaura Purnima Nila-madhava Dhama 1 March 2018

Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the great apostle of love of God and the father of the congregational chanting of the holy name of the Lord, advented Himself at Śrīdhāma Māyāpura, Navadvīpa, Bengal, on the Phālgunī Pūrṇimā evening in the year 1486.

His father, Śrī Jagannātha Miśra, a learned brāhmaṇa from the district of Sylhet, came to Navadvīpa as a student because at that time Navadvīpa was considered to be the center of education and culture. He domiciled on the banks of the Ganges after marrying Śrīmatī Śacīdevī, a daughter of Śrīla Nīlāmbara Cakravartī, the great learned scholar of Navadvīpa.

Jagannātha Miśra had a number of daughters by his wife, Śrīmatī Śacīdevī, and most of them expired at an early age. Two surviving sons, Śrī Viśvarūpa and Viśvambhara, became at last the object of their parental affection. The tenth and youngest son, who was named Viśvambhara, later became known as Nimāi Paṇḍita and then, after accepting the renounced order of life, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the selfsame Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa. This time, however, He appeared as a great devotee of the Lord in order to preach to the people in general, as well as to religionists and philosophers, about the transcendental position of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the primeval Lord and the cause of all causes. God.

The essence of His preaching is that Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who appeared at Vrajabhūmi (Vṛndāvana) as the son of the King of Vraja (Nanda Mahārāja), is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and is therefore worshipable by all.

Vṛndāvana-dhāma is nondifferent from the Lord because the name, fame, form and place where the Lord manifests Himself are all identical with the Lord as absolute knowledge. Therefore Vṛndāvana-dhāma is as worshipable as the Lord.

He accepts the Śrīmad-Bhāgavata Purāṇa as the spotless literature for understanding the Lord, and He preaches that the ultimate goal of life for all human beings is to attain the stage of premā, or love of God.

Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura Sri Godruma Candra Bhajanopadesa www.kksongs.org Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura

jaḍa-kāvya-raso nahi kāvya-rasaḥ kali-pāvana-gaura-raso hi rasaḥ (4) jaḍa-kāvya-raso nahi kāvya-rasaḥ kali-pāvana-gaura-raso hi rasaḥ alam any-kathādy-anuśīlanayā bhaja godruma-kānana-kuñja-vidhum (11) avatāra-varaḿ paripūrṇa-phalaḿ para-tattvam ihātma-vilāsa-mayam vraja-dhāma-rasāmbudhi-gupta-rasaḿ bhaja godruma-kānana-kuñja-vidhum

(16) hari-sevaka-sevana-dharma-paro hari-nāma-rasāmṛta-pāna-rataḥ nati-dainya-dayā-paramāna-yuto bhaja godruma-kānana-kuñja-vidhum

4) The taste of mundane poetry does not afford the sweet taste of actual poetry. The sweet mellows of true poetry are found in descriptions of Lord Caitanya, the savior of all souls in the Kali yuga. Enough with the study of any other topics! Just worship Lord Gaura, the moon of Godruma’s forest bowers.

11) He is the most wonderful of all avataras because He is the source of all other expansions of God. He is the Supreme Truth, enjoying His pastimes here in this world. He is the embodiment of the most confidential flows that exist in the ocean of rasa.

16) Remaining devoted to the service of the Vaisnava’s, being addicted to drinking the sweet nectar of the name of Hari, and with a mentality endowed with modesty, humility, and compassion, just worship Lord Gaura, the moon of Godruma’s forest bowers.

(17) vada yādava mādhava kṛṣṇa hare vada rāma janārdana keśava he vṛṣabhānu-sutā-priyanātha sadā bhaja godruma-kānana-kuñja-vidhum (18) vada yāmuna-tīra-vanādri-pate vada gokula-kānana-puñja-rave vada rāsa-rasāyana gaura-hare bhaja godruma-kānana-kuñja-vidhum

(19) cala gaura-vanaḿ nava-khaṇḍamayaḿ paṭha gaurahareś caritāṇi mudā luṭha gaura-padāńkita-gāńga-taṭaḿ bhaja godruma-kānana-kuñja-vidhum (20) smara gaura-gadādhara-keli-kalāḿ bhava gaura-gadādhara-pakṣa-caraḥ śrṇu gaura-gadādhara-cāru-kathāḿ bhaja godruma-kānana-kuñja-vidhum

17) Always worship Lord Gaura, the beautiful moon of Godruma’s forest bowers, and call out to the Lord,” O Yadava, ! O Madhava O Krishna, O Hari, O Rama O Janardana, O Keshava, O beloved Lord of Radha!” 18) Just worship Lord Gaura, the moon of Godruma’s forest bowers and call out to the Lord “O Lord of the Vrndavana forest, which lies along the banks of the Yamuna! O Lord of Govardhana Hill! O sun of the forest of Gokula! O giver of life to the rasa dance! O Gaurahari!

19) Go to Navadvipa, hear and recite the wonderful pastimes of Lord Gaurahari. Roll about in ecstasy on the banks of the Ganges marked with the footprints of Lord Caitanya, and just worship Lord Gaura, the moon of Godruma’s forest bowers. 20) Remember the pastimes of Gaura and Gadadhara. Become a servant of Gaura and Gadadhara. Listen to the beautiful narrations concerning Gaura and Gadadhara and just worship Lord Gaura, the moon of Godruma’s forest bowers.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta

Teachings of Lord Caitanya