# The mercy of Lord Caitanya ![[images/all-catalogs/0023_TLC-f.c.jpg]] *Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who appeared in Bengal 500 years ago, is Krishna Himself in the mood of a devotee. His unique gift is the free distribution of love of God (prema) through the saṅkīrtana movement, without consideration of caste, qualification, or previous sinful life.* ## The Most Munificent Incarnation ![[cc/adi/3/52]] ## Krishna Himself as a Devotee **The Supreme Lord appeared to teach by His own example:** ![[cc/adi/3/19]] ![[cc/adi/3/20]] ## The Saṅkīrtana Movement **Lord Caitanya inaugurated the yuga-dharma of chanting:** ![[cc/adi/3/40]] ## Delivering the Most Fallen **Lord Caitanya came especially to deliver the most sinful:** ![[cc/adi/8/22]] ## No Consideration of Qualification **His mercy is distributed without discrimination:** ![[cc/madhya/15/267]] ## The Pañca-tattva **Lord Caitanya and His associates flood the world with prema:** ![[cc/adi/7/18]] ## The Prediction **Lord Caitanya's movement will spread to every town and village:** ![[cb/antya/4/126]] ## From the Index - [[index/entries/caitanya-lord|Caitanya, Lord]] — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu - [[index/entries/caitanya-mahaprabhu|Caitanya Mahāprabhu]] — The golden avatāra - [[index/entries/panca-tattva|Pañca-tattva]] — Five features - [[index/entries/sankirtana|Saṅkīrtana]] — Congregational chanting - [[index/entries/mercy|Mercy]] — Kṛpā