# Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta Antya-līlā **64 images** --- <h3>Art 0004/Antya 2-6.</h3> ![[Antya-2-6_0.jpg]] <h3>Art 0016/Antya 2-2</h3> ![[Antya-2-2.jpg]] <h3>Art 0021/Antya 3-3</h3> ![[Antya-3-3.jpg]] <h3>Art 0021/Antya 9-6</h3> ![[Antya-9-6.jpg]] ## Volume 1 <h3>Krsna and a Dancing Peacock</h3> ![[0029_TLC-12.jpg]] *“Even the impersonalists will become attracted to the personal form of Kṛṣṇa known as Śyāmasundara.” The transcendental form of the Lord is not material. It is composed of the spiritual elements of external existence (sat), full knowledge (cit), and complete bliss (ānanda). It also possesses unlimited opulences.* <h3>The Five Tattvas</h3> ![[0029_TLC-17.jpg]] *EN CC Adi 2 1974, 1996: The Supreme Energetic, the Personality of Godhead, manifesting in order to enjoy five kinds of pastimes, appears as the Pañca-tattva.* <h3>Māyādevī Tests Haridāsa Ṭhākura</h3> ![[Adi-2-9.jpg]] *While chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra in Benāpola, Haridāsa Ṭhākura was personally tested by Māyādevī herself.* <h3>Lord Caitanya Feeds Sivananda Sena's Dog</h3> ![[Antya-1-3.jpg]] *“When all the devotees came to the place of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, they saw that the same dog was sitting a little apart from the Lord. Furthermore, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was throwing remnants of green coconut pulp to the dog. Smiling in His own way, He was saying to the dog, ‘Chant the holy names Rāma, Kṛṣṇa and Hari.’ Seeing the dog eating the green coconut pulp and chanting ‘ Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa’ again and again, all the devotees present were very much surprised. When he saw the dog sitting in that way and chanting the name of Kṛṣṇa, Śivānanda, because of his natural humility, immediately offered his obeisances to the dog just to counteract his offenses to it. The next day, no one saw that dog, for it had obtained its spiritual body and departed for Vaikuṇṭha, the spiritual kingdom.”* <h3>Radha, Krsna, and Lalita</h3> ![[Antya-1-4.jpg]] *EN CC Antya 1 1996: “O most beautiful friend,” said Lalitādevī to Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, “please accept the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is standing before You full of transcendental bliss.”* <h3>Nrsimhananda Brahmacari Sees Caitanya Mahaprabhu Eat the Offerings</h3> ![[Antya-1-6.jpg]] *In meditation, Nṛsiṁhānanda Brahmacārī saw Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu quickly come, sit down, and eat all three offerings, leaving behind no remnants.* <h3>The Chastisement of Junior Haridasa</h3> ![[Antya-1-7.jpg]] *In a spiritual body resembling that of a Gandharva, Junior Haridāsa, although invisible, would sing at night for Caitanya Mahāprabhu.* <h3>Haridasa Thakura Leaves the Purified Prostitute to Practice</h3> ![[Antya-1-8.jpg]] *After instructing the prostitute about the process of chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, Haridāsa Ṭhākura stood up and left, continuously chanting “Hari, Hari.”* <h3>Rupa-Sanatana</h3> ![[Antya-2-1.jpg]] *Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī collected many revealed scriptures, on the basis of which they compiled numerous conclusive books on devotional service and excavated many lost sites of pilgrimage in Vṛndāvana.* <h3>Lord Nityananda Blesses Raghunatha</h3> ![[Antya-2-3.jpg]] *Lord Nityānanda called Raghunātha dāsa, but Raghunātha did not come near. Then the Lord forcibly caught him and places His lotus feet upon Raghunātha dāsa’s head.* <h3>Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda at the Chipped Rice Festival</h3> ![[Antya-2-4.jpg]] *As Lord Nityānanda and Lord Caitanya walked among the groups of devotees eating the chipped rice and yogurt, They jokingly took a morsel of food from every pot and made each other eat it.* <h3>An Invisible Caitanya Mahaprabhu Watches Lord Nityananda Dancing</h3> ![[Antya-2-6.jpg]] *Invisible to all but Lord Nityānanda, Lord Caitanya observed His ecstatic dancing.* <h3>Lord Caitanya Begs Rotten Rice from Raghunatha</h3> ![[Antya-2-8.jpg]] *When Lord Caitanya heard that Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī was regularly eating rotten rice that he would wash, the Lord visited him and said, “What nice things are you eating? Why don’t you give anything to Me?”* <h3>Ramacandra Puri Criticizes Caitanya Mahaprabhu</h3> ![[Antya-3-2.jpg]] *EN CC Antya 1 1996: Pointing to the ants on the floor of the Lord’s room, Rāmacandra Purī said, “Last night there must have been sugar candy here. Alas, this renounced sannyāsī is attached to such sense gratification!”* <h3>Radha and Krsna</h3> ![[Radha-Krishna_CORRECTED.jpg]] *Lord Caitanya instructed Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī: “Always chant Kṛṣṇa’s holy name, and within your mind render service to Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa in Vṛndāvana.”* ## Volume 2 <h3>Krsna and the Cowherd Boys Have a Picnic</h3> ![[0030_TLC-21.jpg]] *In the forest of Vṛndāvana, Kṛṣṇa and His friends ate their lunch with great transcendental pleasure. Kṛṣṇa appeared like the whorl of a lotus flower, and His friends like its petals.* <h3>Lord Caitanya Lifts the Body of Haridasa Thakura</h3> ![[Adi-2-10.jpg]] *Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu raised up the body of Haridāsa Ṭhākura and began to dance in the courtyard in great ecstatic love.* <h3>Radha-Madana-mohana Temple, Vrndavana, India</h3> ![[Antya-2-Pr-3.jpg]] *The temple of Madana-mohana, established by Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī, by whose endeavors all the lost places of pilgrimage in the Vṛndāvana area were excavated. By his personal example, he taught people how to stay in Vṛndāvana to execute devotional service.* <h3>Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda at the Chipped Rice Festival</h3> ![[Antya-2-4.jpg]] *As Lord Nityānanda and Lord Caitanya walked among the groups of devotees eating the chipped rice and yogurt, They jokingly took a morsel of food from every pot and made each other eat it.* <h3>An Invisible Caitanya Mahaprabhu Watches Lord Nityananda Dancing</h3> ![[Antya-2-6.jpg]] *Invisible to all but Lord Nityānanda, Lord Caitanya observed His ecstatic dancing.* <h3>Lord Caitanya Begs Rotten Rice from Raghunatha</h3> ![[Antya-2-8.jpg]] *When Lord Caitanya heard that Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī was regularly eating rotten rice that he would wash, the Lord visited him and said, “What nice things are you eating? Why don’t you give anything to Me?”* <h3>Lord Caitanya Takes Prasada with the Devotees After Kirtana</h3> ![[Antya-3-4.jpg]] *After performing kīrtana with His personal associates, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took prasādam with all of them and then asked them to return to their dwellings and take rest.* <h3>Street Sankirtana</h3> ![[Antya-3-5.jpg]] *Az Úr Caitanya Mahāprabhu és legbensőségesebb társai saṅkīrtana (Isten szent neveinek közös éneklése) közben.* <h3>Govinda Offers Lord Caitanya the Contents of the Bags of Raghava Pandita</h3> ![[Antya-3-8.jpg]] *While taking lunch in a secluded place, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had His servant Govinda give him a little of everything from the bags of Rāghava, and he praised it all for its flavor and aroma.* <h3>Lord Caitanya Praises Haridasa Thakura</h3> ![[Antya-4-1.jpg]] *As He described the transcendental attributes of Haridāsa Ṭhākura, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu seemed to pose five mouths.* <h3>Lord Nityananda Kicks Sivananda Sena</h3> ![[Antya-4-2.jpg]] *EN CC Antya 2: Angry at Śivānanda Sena for not arranging adequate accommodations, Lord Nityānanda stood up and kicked him.* <h3>Jagadananda Breaks the Pot of Sandalwood Oil</h3> ![[Antya-4-3.jpg]] *Jagadānanda Paṇḍita took the jug of sandalwood oil from the room and threw it down before Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and broke it.* <h3>A Vaisnavi Climbs the Garuda Stambha</h3> ![[Antya-4-5.jpg]] *Suddenly an Orissan woman, unable to see Lord Jagannātha because of the crowd, climbed the column of Garuḍa, placing her foot on Lord Caitanya’s shoulder.* <h3>Caitanya Mahaprabhu Lying Unconscious at the Simha-dvara Gate</h3> ![[Antya-4-6.jpg]] *After searching for some time, the devotees came upon Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu lying in a corner by the northern side of the Siṁha-dvāra gate.* <h3>Lord Caitanya Mistakes a Sand Dune for Govardhana Hill</h3> ![[Antya-4-7.jpg]] *Lord Caitanya mistook the sand dune for Govardhana Hill and began running toward it as fast as the wind.* <h3>Lord Caitanya Rescued from the Sea</h3> ![[Antya-5-4.jpg]] *Caitanya Mahāprabhu floated in the sea in a trance of ecstatic love, and when the fisherman caught Him in his net he thought He was a corpse.* <h3>Caitanya Mahaprabhu Describes Krsna's Water Pastimes</h3> ![[Antya-5-5.jpg]] *In half-external consciousness, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu described to His intimate associates His vision of Lord Kṛṣṇa enjoying pastimes in the Yamunā with the gopīs.* <h3>Lord Caitanya Sees Krsna in an Asoka Tree</h3> ![[Antya-5-8.jpg]] *Wandering in great ecstatic love in the Jagannātha-vallabha gardens, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu suddenly saw Kṛṣṇa beneath an aśoka tree, but when Lord Caitanya ran very swiftly toward Him, Kṛṣṇa smiled and disappeared.* <h3>The Gambhira, Jagannatha Puri, India</h3> ![[Art-0017_04.jpg]] *The Gambhīrā, the actual room where Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu lived in Purī. The Lord’s shoes and water pot are preserved in the glass case (foreground).* <h3>Radha and Krsna</h3> ![[Radha-Krishna_CORRECTED.jpg]] *Lord Caitanya instructed Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī: “Always chant Kṛṣṇa’s holy name, and within your mind render service to Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa in Vṛndāvana.”* ## Volume 3 <h3>Lord Govinda's Boat Pastimes with Lord Caitanya</h3> ![[0204_Antya-3-3.jpg]] *EN CC Antya 3 1975: “Boarding a boat in the waters of Narendra-sarovara, Lord Govinda performed His water pastimes with all the devotees. Then Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu arrived with His personal associates to see the jubilant pastimes of Lord Jagannātha in the Narendra-sarovara. At the same time, all the devotees from Bengal arrived at the lake and had a great meeting with the Lord. Because of the pastimes in the water, there was great jubilation on the shore, with music, singing, chanting, dancing and tumultuous crying. The chanting and crying of the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas mixed and created a tumultuous sound vibration that filled the entire universe. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu entered the water with His devotees and began His pastimes with them in great jubilation.”* <h3>Ramacandra Puri Criticizes Caitanya Mahaprabhu</h3> ![[Antya-3-2.jpg]] *EN CC Antya 1 1996: Pointing to the ants on the floor of the Lord’s room, Rāmacandra Purī said, “Last night there must have been sugar candy here. Alas, this renounced sannyāsī is attached to such sense gratification!”* <h3>Lord Caitanya Takes Prasada with the Devotees After Kirtana</h3> ![[Antya-3-4.jpg]] *After performing kīrtana with His personal associates, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took prasādam with all of them and then asked them to return to their dwellings and take rest.* <h3>Street Sankirtana</h3> ![[Antya-3-5.jpg]] *Az Úr Caitanya Mahāprabhu és legbensőségesebb társai saṅkīrtana (Isten szent neveinek közös éneklése) közben.* <h3>Govinda Steps Over Lord Caitanya In Order to Serve Him</h3> ![[Antya-3-6.jpg]] *EN CC Antya 3 1975: “It was a steady, long-standing rule that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would lie down to rest after lunch and Govinda would come to massage His legs. Then Govinda would honor the remnants of food left by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. This time when the Lord lay down, He occupied the entire doorway. Govinda could not enter the room, and therefore he made the following request. ‘Kindly turn on one side. Let me pass to enter the room.’ However, the Lord replied, ‘I don't have the strength to move My body.’ Govinda made his request again and again, but the Lord replied, ‘I cannot move My body.’ Govinda repeatedly requested, ‘I want to massage Your legs,’ but the Lord said, ‘Do it or don't do it. It depends upon your mind.’ Then Govinda spread the Lord’s wrapper over the Lord’s body and in this way entered the room by crossing over Him.”* <h3>The Hera-pancami Festival</h3> ![[Antya-3-7.jpg]] *EN CC Antya 3 1975: “Accompanied by His personal associates, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu washed and swept the Guṇḍicā temple, cleansing it as usual. The Lord danced and chanted and then enjoyed a picnic in the garden as He had done before. As previously, He danced in front of the Jagannātha car and observed the festival of Herā-pañcamī.” The details of the Herā-pañcamī festival (as given in Madhya-līlā, Chapter 14, verses 106-135) are as follows: “The Herā-pañcamī festival takes place five days after the Ratha-yātrā festival. Lord Jagannātha has left His wife, the goddess of fortune, and gone to Vṛndāvana, which is the Guṇḍicā temple. Due to separation from the Lord, the goddess of fortune arrives at the main gate of the temple accompanied by many members of her family, all of whom exhibit uncommon opulence. When the procession arrives, the maidservants of the goddess of fortune begin to arrest all the principal servants of Lord Jagannātha. The maidservants bind the servants of Jagannātha, handcuff them, and make them fall down at the lotus feet of the goddess of fortune. When the servants fall down before the lotus feet of the goddess of fortune, they almost fall unconscious. They are chastised and made the butt of jokes and loose language.”* <h3>Govinda Offers Lord Caitanya the Contents of the Bags of Raghava Pandita</h3> ![[Antya-3-8.jpg]] *While taking lunch in a secluded place, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had His servant Govinda give him a little of everything from the bags of Rāghava, and he praised it all for its flavor and aroma.* ## Volume 4 <h3>The Gopis in the Madness of Separation</h3> ![[0027_TLC-24.jpg]] *“Lord Caitanya mistook a garden for Vṛndāvana and very quickly entered it. Absorbed in ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa, He wandered through the garden in the mood of the gopīs. After Kṛṣṇa disappeared with Rādhārāṇī during the rāsa dance, the gopīs wandered in the forest looking for Him. The gopīs said, ‘O cūta tree, priyāla tree, panasa, āsana and kovidāra! O jambū tree, O arka tree, O bel, bakula and mango! O kadamba tree, O nīpa tree and all other trees living on the bank of the Yamunā for the welfare of others, please let us know where Kṛṣṇa has gone. We have lost our minds and are almost dead. O tulasī! O mālatī! O yūthī, mādhavī and mallikā! Kṛṣṇa is very dear to you. Therefore He must have come near you. You are all just like dear friends to us. Kindly tell us which way Kṛṣṇa has gone and save our lives!’”* <h3>Lord Caitanya Praises Haridasa Thakura</h3> ![[Antya-4-1.jpg]] *As He described the transcendental attributes of Haridāsa Ṭhākura, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu seemed to pose five mouths.* <h3>Lord Nityananda Kicks Sivananda Sena</h3> ![[Antya-4-2.jpg]] *EN CC Antya 2: Angry at Śivānanda Sena for not arranging adequate accommodations, Lord Nityānanda stood up and kicked him.* <h3>Jagadananda Breaks the Pot of Sandalwood Oil</h3> ![[Antya-4-3.jpg]] *Jagadānanda Paṇḍita took the jug of sandalwood oil from the room and threw it down before Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and broke it.* <h3>Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Dreams of the Rasa Dance</h3> ![[Antya-4-4.jpg]] *“One day while He was resting. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu dreamed He saw Kṛṣṇa performing His rāsa dance. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw Lord Kṛṣṇa standing with His beautiful body curved in three places, holding His flute to His lips. Wearing yellow garments and garlands of forest flowers. He was enchanting even to Cupid. The gopīs were dancing in a circle, and in the middle of that circle, Kṛṣṇa, the son of Mahārāja Nanda, danced with Rādhārāṇī. Seeing this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was overwhelmed with the transcendental mellow of the rāsa dance, and He thought, ‘Now I am with Kṛṣṇa in Vṛndāvana.’”* <h3>A Vaisnavi Climbs the Garuda Stambha</h3> ![[Antya-4-5.jpg]] *Suddenly an Orissan woman, unable to see Lord Jagannātha because of the crowd, climbed the column of Garuḍa, placing her foot on Lord Caitanya’s shoulder.* <h3>Caitanya Mahaprabhu Lying Unconscious at the Simha-dvara Gate</h3> ![[Antya-4-6.jpg]] *After searching for some time, the devotees came upon Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu lying in a corner by the northern side of the Siṁha-dvāra gate.* <h3>Lord Caitanya Mistakes a Sand Dune for Govardhana Hill</h3> ![[Antya-4-7.jpg]] *Lord Caitanya mistook the sand dune for Govardhana Hill and began running toward it as fast as the wind.* <h3>Lord Caitanya Joins the Radha-Krsna and the Gopis on Govardhana Hill</h3> ![[Antya-4-8.jpg]] *EN CC Antya 4 1975: “When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw all the Vaiṣṇavas, He returned to partial external consciousness and spoke to Svarūpa Dāmodara. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, ‘Who has brought Me here from Govardhana Hill? I was seeing Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes, but now I cannot see them. Today I went from here to Govardhana Hill to find out if Kṛṣṇa was tending His cows there. I saw Lord Kṛṣṇa climbing Govardhana Hill and playing His flute, surrounded on all sides by grazing cows. Hearing the vibration of Kṛṣṇa’s flute, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī and all Her gopī friends came there to meet Him. They were all very nicely dressed. When Kṛṣṇa and Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī entered a cave together, the other gopīs asked Me to pick some flowers. Just then, all of you made a tumultuous sound and carried Me from there to this place. Why have you brought Me here, causing Me unnecessary pain? I had a chance to see Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes, but I could not see them.’”* ## Volume 5 <h3>Nrsimhadeva Kills Hiranyakasipu</h3> ![[0083_SB-2-2-4.jpg]] *The Personality of Godhead Narasiṁhadeva killed the demon Hiraṇyakaśipu by piercing him with His nails.* <h3>Caitanya Mahaprabhu Speaks to the Temple Gatekeeper</h3> ![[Antya-5-2.jpg]] *“One day when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to visit the temple of Lord Jagannātha, the gatekeeper at Siṁha-dvāra approached Him and offered respectful obeisances. The Lord asked him, ‘Where is Kṛṣṇa, My life and soul? Please show Me Kṛṣṇa.” Saying this, He caught the doorkeeper’s hand. The doorkeeper replied, ‘The son of Mahārāja Nanda is here; please come along with me, and I shall show You.’ Lord Caitanya said to the doorman, ‘You are My friend. Please show Me where the Lord of My heart is.’ After the Lord said this, they both went to the place known as Jagamohana, where everyone views Lord Jagannātha. ‘just see!’ the doorkeeper said. ‘Here is the best of the Personalities of Godhead. From here You may see the Lord to the full satisfaction of Your eyes.’ Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stayed behind the huge column called the Garuḍa stambha and looked upon Lord Jagannātha, but as He looked He saw that Lord ]agannātha had become Lord Kṛṣṇa, with His flute to His mouth.”* <h3>The Flute-song Carries Lord Caitanya to Vrndavana</h3> ![[Antya-5-3.jpg]] *“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stood up, and then sat down again. Looking here and there, He inquired from Svarūpa Dāmodara, ‘Where have you brought Me? After hearing the vibration of a flute, I went to Vṛndāvana, and there I saw that Kṛṣṇa, the son of Mahārāja Nanda, was playing on His flute in the pasturing grounds. He brought Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī to a bower by signaling with His flute. Then He entered that bower to perform pastimes with Her. I entered the bower just behind Kṛṣṇa, My ears captivated by the sound of His ornaments. I saw Kṛṣṇa and the gopīs enjoying all kinds of pastimes while laughing and joking together. Hearing their vocal expressions enhanced the joy of My ears. Just then, all of you made a tumultuous sound and brought Me back here by force. Because you brought Me back here, I could no longer hear the nectarean voices of Kṛṣṇa and the gopīs, nor could I hear the sounds of their ornaments or the flute.’”* <h3>Lord Caitanya Rescued from the Sea</h3> ![[Antya-5-4.jpg]] *Caitanya Mahāprabhu floated in the sea in a trance of ecstatic love, and when the fisherman caught Him in his net he thought He was a corpse.* <h3>Caitanya Mahaprabhu Describes Krsna's Water Pastimes</h3> ![[Antya-5-5.jpg]] *In half-external consciousness, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu described to His intimate associates His vision of Lord Kṛṣṇa enjoying pastimes in the Yamunā with the gopīs.* <h3>Sri Caitanya Sees a Picnic</h3> ![[Antya-5-6.jpg]] *EN CC Antya 5 1975: “Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued to describe His pastimes with Lord Kṛṣṇa in Vṛndāvana: ‘In Vṛndāvana, the trees and creepers are wonderful because throughout the entire year they produce all kinds of fruits and flowers. The gopīs and maidservants in the bowers of Vṛndāvana pick these fruits and flowers and bring them before Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa. The gopīs peeled all the fruits and placed them together on large plates on a platform in the jeweled cottage. They arranged the fruit in orderly rows for eating, and in front of it they made a place to sit. Among the fruits were many varieties of coconut and mango, bananas, berries, jackfruits, dates, tangerines, oranges, blackberries, santarās, grapes, almonds and all kinds of dried fruit. There were cantaloupes, kṣirikās, palm fruits, keśuras, water fruits, lotus fruits, bael, pīlu, pomegranate and many others. Some of them are variously known in different places, but in Vṛndāvana they are always available in so many thousands of varieties that no one can fully describe them. At home Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī had made various types of sweetmeats from milk and sugar, such as gaṅgājala, amṛtakeli, pīyuṣagranthi, karpūrakeli, sarapūrī, amṛti, padmacini and kaṇḍa-kṣirisāravṛkṣa. She had then brought them all for Kṛṣṇa. When Kṛṣṇa saw the very nice arrangement of food, He happily sat down and had a forest picnic.’”* <h3>Lord Caitanya in the Madness of Separation from Krsna</h3> ![[Antya-5-7.jpg]] *EN CC Antya 5 1975: “As His feelings of separation in the ecstasy of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī increased at every moment. Lord Caitanya’s activities, both day and night, were now wild, insane performances. Suddenly there awoke within Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu the scene of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s departure to Mathurā, and He began exhibiting the symptom of ecstatic madness known as udghūrṇā. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu spoke like a madman, holding Rāmananda Rāya by the neck, and He questioned Svarūpa Dāmodara, thinking him to be His gopī friend. Just as Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī inquired from Her personal friend Viśākhā, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu began speaking like a madman.”* <h3>Lord Caitanya Sees Krsna in an Asoka Tree</h3> ![[Antya-5-8.jpg]] *Wandering in great ecstatic love in the Jagannātha-vallabha gardens, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu suddenly saw Kṛṣṇa beneath an aśoka tree, but when Lord Caitanya ran very swiftly toward Him, Kṛṣṇa smiled and disappeared.* <h3>The Gambhira, Jagannatha Puri, India</h3> ![[Art-0017_04.jpg]] *The Gambhīrā, the actual room where Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu lived in Purī. The Lord’s shoes and water pot are preserved in the glass case (foreground).* --- ## Copyright Notice All artwork on this page is © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc. All rights reserved. These images are reproduced here with permission for educational and devotional purposes. The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc. 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