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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta Antya-līlā
- Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī's Second Meeting With the Lordplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCc. Antya 1: Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Second Meeting With the Lord
Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Second Meeting With the Lord
A summary of the First Chapter is given by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in his Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya as follows. When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned to Jagannātha Purī from Vṛndāvana, all His devotees from other parts of India, upon receiving the auspicious news, came to Puruṣottama-kṣetra, or Jagannātha Purī. Śivānanda Sena took a dog with him and even paid fees for it to cross the river. One night, however, the dog could not get any food and th… - The Chastisement of Junior Haridāsaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCc. Antya 2: The Chastisement of Junior Haridāsa
The Chastisement of Junior Haridāsa
The purport of this chapter is explained by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in his Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya as follows. Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī, the author of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, wanted to explain direct meetings with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, meetings with those empowered by Him, and His - The Glories of Śrīla Haridāsa Ṭhākuraplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCc. Antya 3: The Glories of Śrīla Haridāsa Ṭhākura
The Glories of Śrīla Haridāsa Ṭhākura
A summary of this Third Chapter of Antya-līlā is given by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura as follows. A beautiful young brāhmaṇa girl in Jagannātha Purī had a very handsome son who was coming every day to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. This was not very much to the liking of Dāmodara Paṇḍita, however, who therefore told Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, - Sanātana Gosvāmī Visits the Lord at Jagannātha Purīplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCc. Antya 4: Sanātana Gosvāmī Visits the Lord at Jagannātha Purī
Sanātana Gosvāmī Visits the Lord at Jagannātha Purī
The Fourth Chapter of Antya-līlā is summarized by Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in his as follows. Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī came alone from Mathurā to Jagannātha Purī to see Lord Caitanya. Because of bathing in bad water and not getting enough food every day while traveling on the path through Jhārikhaṇḍa Forest, he developed a disease that made his body itch. Suffering greatly from this itching, he resolved that in the presence of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabh… - How Pradyumna Miśra Received Instructions from Rāmānanda Rāyaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCc. Antya 5: How Pradyumna Miśra Received Instructions from Rāmānanda Rāya
How Pradyumna Miśra Received Instructions from Rāmānanda Rāya
The following summary of the Fifth Chapter is given by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in his Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya. Pradyumna Miśra, a resident of Śrīhaṭṭa, came to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to hear from Him about Lord Kṛṣṇa and His pastimes. The Lord, however, sent him to Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya. Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya was training the - The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmīplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCc. Antya 6: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī
The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī
A summary of this chapter is given by Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in his Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya as follows. When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went into transcendental fits of ecstatic love, Rāmānanda Rāya and Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī attended to Him and satisfied Him as He desired. Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī had been attempting to come to the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for a long time, and finally he left his home and met the Lord. Wh… - The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Vallabha Bhaṭṭaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCc. Antya 7: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Vallabha Bhaṭṭa
The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Vallabha Bhaṭṭa
The following summary of Chapter Seven is given by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in his Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya. In this chapter, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s meeting with Vallabha Bhaṭṭa is described. There was some joking behavior between these two personalities, and finally Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu corrected Vallabha Bhaṭṭa and sympathetically accepted an invitation from him. Before this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw that Vallabha Bhaṭṭa w… - Rāmacandra Purī Criticizes the Lordplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCc. Antya 8: Rāmacandra Purī Criticizes the Lord
Rāmacandra Purī Criticizes the Lord
The following summary of the Eighth Chapter is given by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in his Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya. This chapter describes the history of the Lord’s dealings with Rāmacandra Purī. Although Rāmacandra Purī was one of the disciples of Mādhavendra Purī, he was influenced by dry - The Deliverance of Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyakaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCc. Antya 9: The Deliverance of Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka
The Deliverance of Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka
This Ninth Chapter is summarized as follows. Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka, the son of Bhavānanda Rāya, was engaged in the service of the government, but he misappropriated some funds from the treasury. Therefore the - Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Accepts Prasāda from the Devoteesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCc. Antya 10: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Accepts Prasāda from the Devotees
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Accepts Prasāda from the Devotees
The following summary of Chapter Ten is given by Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in his Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya. Before the Ratha-yātrā ceremony, all the devotees from Bengal started for Jagannātha Purī as usual. Rāghava Paṇḍita brought with him various kinds of food for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. The food had been cooked by his sister, whose name was Damayantī, and the stock was generally known as - The Passing of Haridāsa Ṭhākuraplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCc. Antya 11: The Passing of Haridāsa Ṭhākura
The Passing of Haridāsa Ṭhākura
The summary of the chapter is given by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in his Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya as follows. In this chapter, Brahma Haridāsa Ṭhākura gave up his body with the consent of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and the Lord Himself personally performed the funeral ceremony and carried the body to the sea. He personally entombed the body, covered it with sand, and erected a platform on the site. After taking bath in the sea, He personally begged… - The Loving Dealings Between Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Jagadānanda Paṇḍitaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCc. Antya 12: The Loving Dealings Between Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Jagadānanda Paṇḍita
The Loving Dealings Between Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Jagadānanda Paṇḍita
A summary of the Twelfth Chapter is given by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in his Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya as follows. This chapter discusses the transformations of ecstatic love that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu exhibited day and night. The devotees from Bengal again journeyed to Jagannātha Purī to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. As usual, the leader was Śivānanda Sena, who traveled with his wife and children. Because arrangemen… - Pastimes with Jagadānanda Paṇḍita and Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmīplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCc. Antya 13: Pastimes with Jagadānanda Paṇḍita and Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī
Pastimes with Jagadānanda Paṇḍita and Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī
Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura gives the following summary of the Thirteenth Chapter in his Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya. Thinking Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to be uncomfortable sleeping on bark of plantain trees, Jagadānanda made a pillow and quilt for Him. The Lord, however, did not accept them. Then Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī made another pillow and quilt from finely shredded plantain leaves, and after strongly objecting, the Lord accepted them.… - Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's Feelings of Separation from Kṛṣṇaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCc. Antya 14: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Feelings of Separation from Kṛṣṇa
Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Feelings of Separation from Kṛṣṇa
Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura gives the following summary of the Fourteenth Chapter of Antya-līlā. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s feelings of separation from Kṛṣṇa resulted in highly elevated transcendental madness. When He was standing near the Garuḍa-stambha and praying to Lord Jagannātha, a woman from Orissa put her foot on the Lord - The Transcendental Madness of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhuplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCc. Antya 15: The Transcendental Madness of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
The Transcendental Madness of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
The following is a summary of the Fifteenth Chapter of Antya-līlā. After seeing the upala-bhoga ceremony of Lord Jagannātha, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu once more began to feel ecstatic emotions. When He saw the garden on the beach by the sea, He again thought that He was in Vṛndāvana, and when He began to think of Kṛṣṇa engaging in His different pastimes, transcendental emotions excited Him again. On the night of the - Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Tastes Nectar from the Lips of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCc. Antya 16: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Tastes Nectar from the Lips of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa
Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Tastes Nectar from the Lips of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa
The Sixteenth Chapter is summarized by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in his Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya. When the Bengali devotees of the Lord returned to Jagannātha Purī, a gentleman named Kālidāsa who was an uncle of Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī went with them to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Kālidāsa had tasted the remnants of food of all the Vaiṣṇavas in Bengal, even Jhaḍu Ṭhākura. Because of this, he received the shelter of Śrī Cai… - The Bodily Transformations of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhuplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCc. Antya 17: The Bodily Transformations of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
The Bodily Transformations of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura gives the following summary of this Seventeenth Chapter in his Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya. Absorbed in transcendental ecstasy, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went out one night without opening the doors to His room. After crossing over three walls, He fell down among some cows belonging to the district of Tailaṅga. There He remained unconscious, assuming the aspect of a tortoise. - Rescuing the Lord from the Seaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCc. Antya 18: Rescuing the Lord from the Sea
Rescuing the Lord from the Sea
A summary of the Eighteenth Chapter is given by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in his Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya. On an autumn evening when the moon was full, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu walked along the seashore near the Āiṭoṭā temple. Mistaking the sea for the Yamunā River, He jumped into it, hoping to see the water pastimes of Kṛṣṇa and Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī and the other - The Inconceivable Behavior of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhuplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCc. Antya 19: The Inconceivable Behavior of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
The Inconceivable Behavior of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
The following summary of Chapter Nineteen is given by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in his Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya.
Every year, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked Jagadānanda Paṇḍita to visit His mother in Navadvīpa with gifts of cloth and - The Śikṣāṣṭaka Prayersplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCc. Antya 20: The Śikṣāṣṭaka Prayers
The Śikṣāṣṭaka Prayers
The following summary study of the Twentieth Chapter is given by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in his Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu passed His nights tasting the meaning of Śikṣāṣṭaka - Concluding Wordsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCc Concluding Words
Concluding Words
Today, Sunday, November 10, 1974-corresponding to the 10th of Kārtikka, Caitanya Era 488, the eleventh day of the dark fortnight, the Rāma-ekādaśī-we have now finished the English translation of Śrī Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī