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WORSHIPABLE ITEMS FROM LORD GAURANGA'S TIME STILL PRESENT NOW! ______________ Compiled by Shri Haridasa Dasa Babaji Maharaja in his Gaudiya Vaishnava Abhidhana. (A) PERSONAL ITEMS (B) ORIGINAL HANDWRITING © SACRED FOOTPRINTS (D) EARLY DEITIES Deities Established by the Goswamis Deities Established by Vajranabha (Shri Krishna's Grandson) Other Famous Early Deities (E) EARLY PAINTINGS ______________ (A) - PERSONAL ITEMS - (1) Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu's wooden sandals, clay water-pot and quilt - in His room called Gambhira at the Sri Radha-Kanta Matha, Jagannatha Puri. (2) Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu's shawl (upper cloth) - at the Sri Madana-Mohana Mandira, Saithiya Bhadrak District, Orissa (on the bank of the Salindi River). (3) Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu's wooden sandals, cloth and water-pot - at the Grantha-Mandira Sri Bhagavatacarya-Patabadi, Varaha-nagara, Calcutta. (4) A wooden seat (asana) that Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu's sent to Sri Gopala Bhatta Gosvami - at Sri Radha-Ramana Mandira, Vrndavana (mentioned in many biographies). (5) Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu's wooden sandals - at Udaya Giri near Bhuvanesvara in Orissa. (6) Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu's wooden paddle (that He used to cross the Ganga) - at Sri Guridasa Pandita's Mandira, Ambika Kalana, Bengal, Nadiya District (mentioned in Bhakti-Ratnakara, 7.335) (7) Sriman Nityananda prabhu's turban - at Sri Haridasa Gosvami's home Navadvipa. (8) Sriman Nityananda Prabhu's Ananta-Sila, Tripura-Sundari-Yantra, and wooden walking-stick - at Khadadaha Mandira, Bengal. (9) Sri Sanatana Gosvami's fine Bhutanese blanket - at Etoya on the Yamuna River. (10) Sri Abhirama Thakura's whip named Jaya-Mangala, and his stick named Brahma-Danda - at his temple in Khana-kula Krsna-nagara, Bengal. (11) Sri Haridasa Thakura's bead-bag and walking stick - at the Haridasa Thakura Matha, Jagannatha Puri, Orissa. (12) Sri Raghu-nandana Thakura's ankle-bells - at the Mahanta Bati in Kudui-grama, Varddamana, Bengal. (13) Srinivasa Acarya Prabhu's wooden sandals - at Vana-Visnu-Pura, Bankuda. (14) Sri Rasikananda Prabhu's neck-beds and quilt - at Sripata Gopi-vallabha-pura (15) Sri Locana Dasa Thakura's stone sitting-place that he had used when writing Sri Caitanya-Mangala - at Ko-grama, Varddhamana District. (B) - ORIGINAL HANDWRITING (1) Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu's handwritten Bhagavad-Gita - at Ambika Kalana in Gauridasa Pandita's Mandira (mentioned in Bhakti-Ratnakara, 7.340) (2) Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu's handwritten notes between the lines of Bhagavad-Gita that was handwritten by Sri Gadadhara Pandita Gosvami - at Bharata-Pura. (3) Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu's handwritten notes on Srimad-Bhagavatam manuscript - Denuda, Varaha-nagar a Patabadi Library, Vaddhamana District. (4) Sri Gadadhara Pandita's handwritten Srimad-Bhagavatam - at Denuda. (5) Handwritten books by Srila Rupa Gosvami and Srila Sanatana Gosvami - at Sri Radha Damodara Mandira in Vrndavana, and at Haribol Kutira, Navadvipa, (6) Sri Vrndavana Dasa Thakur's handwritten Sri Caitanya-Bhagavata - at Denuda. (7) Sri Bhagavat Acarya's handwritten Krishna-Prema- Tarangini (Bengali versification of Shrimad Bhagavatam) - at Varaha-nagara Patabadi. (8) A letter written by Sri Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami pertaining to Sri Radha-Kunda - at Radha Kunda, and in the library at Panihati. (9) A bill of sale for some land in Vraja, written from a local resident to Sri Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami - at Varaha-nagara Library. (10) An old letter written by the Muslim Emperor Humayun Bada Shah regarding the prohibition of killing animals in Vraja - at Sri Vrndavana. © - SACRED FOOTPRINTS - (1) Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu's footprints in stone - at the Jagannatha Mandira, Puri, Orissa. Formerly, these were next to the pillar called Garuda-stambha, but they were moved to a small temple near the north gate of Mandira. (2) Impression of Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu's body offering full dandavat (prostrated obeisances with all limbs) - at the Alalanatha Mandira, 14 miles from Puri. (3) Sri Advaita Prabhu's footprints - upon a grindstone at Jhadu-Mandala In Sri Vrndavana. (4 ) Sri Krsna's footprints - atop the mountain called Carana-Pahadi in Kamyavana (one of the 12 forests of Vraja) (5) Footprints of Sri Krsna and hoofprints of His cows - at carana-pahadi in th village of Baithana in Vraja (6) Rocks from Govardhana, Hill bearing Sri Krsna footprint - at the Radha-Damodara Mandira in Sri Vrndavana, and also in Jaipura. (7) Sri Krsna's footpirnts in rock atop the hill of Nandisvara (Nanda-grama ) in Vraja - (8) A rock from Govardhana Hill bearing Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu's thumb-print, which He gave to Sri Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami - Radha-Gokulananda Mandira, Vrndavana. (D) - EARLY DEITIES - (1) Deity of Sri Gaura established by Sri Visnu-priya - at Navadvipa (mentioned by Murari Gupta in Caitanya-Carita, 4.14.8). (2) Sri Nitai Gaura established by Gauridasa Pandita - at Ambika Kalana (Mentioned by Murari Gupta in Sri Caitanya-Carita, 4.14.12) (3) Sri -Nitai-Gaura established by Murari Gupta - at Bana-Khandi Mahadeva, Vrndavana. (4) Sri Gaura-Govinda established by Sri Kasisvara Pandita - at Sri Govinda Mandira in Vrndavana (mentioned in Sadhan-Dipika, Ch. 2, page 24) (5) Sri Gaura-Nityananda established by Sri Mahesa Pandita - at Cakadaha, Palapada (6) Sri Gaura-Gopala establised by Sri Jagadisa Pandita - at Yasoda, Nadiya (7) Three Deities of Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu's that were made during His presence - one installed by Narahari Sarakara Thakura at Srikhanda; one installed by Sri Gadadhara Dasa at Katoya one installed by Sri Kamsari Ghosa at Ganga-nagara (Baguda). (8) Sri Laksmi-priya and Gauanga discovered in an abandoned barn by Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura -at Khetuda (mentioned in Bhakti-Ratnakara, 10.191-203). (9) Sri Sri Yasho-Madhava discovered by Sri Jagannatha Thakura - at Adiyala, Daka. (10) Sri Meyo-Krsna served Sri Gadadhara Pandita Gosvami - at Bharata-pura, Musidabad Districts. (11) Sri Bala Gopala served by Sri Satyabhanu Upadhaya (the wandering vipra mentioned in Sri Caitanya-Bhagavata) - at Sri Haridasa Gosvami's home, Navadipa. (12) Sri Ksira-cora Goinatha - at Remuna Orissa. (13) Sri Gopinatha served by Sri Abhirama Thakura - at Khana -Kula Krsna-nagara. (14) Sri Tota-Gopinatha (found by Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu at Yamesvara Tota) - at Jagannatha Puri, Orissa (15) Sri Saksi-Gopala - formerly at Kataka, now at a temple near Puri. *** Deities Established By The Gosvamis *** (16) Sri Govinda installed by Srila Rupa Gosvami at Vrndavana - now in Jaipura. (17) Sri Madana-Mohana installed by Srila Sanatana Gosvami at Vrndavana - now in Karauli. (18) Sri Radha Damodara installed by Srila Jiva Gosvami in Vrndavana - in Jaipura. (19) Sri Radha-Ramana installed by Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami - in Vrndavana. (20) Sri Gopinatha installed by Srila Madhu Pandita Gosvami at Vrndavana - in Jaipura. (21) Sri Radha-Vinod installed by Srila Lokanatha Gosvami - now in Jaipura. (22) Sri Syama-Sundara installed by Srila Syamananda Prabhu - now in Jaipura. (23) Sri Gokulananda installed by Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura- in Vrndavana along with Sri Radha-Vijaya-Govinda of Srila Baladeva Vidya-bhusana, and Sri Caitanya of Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura. *** Deities Established In Vraja By Vajra-nabha, Sri Krsna's Grandson *** (24-27) FOUR DEVAS - (in Vrndavana) Sri Govinda-deva; (in Mathura) Sri Kesava-deva; (in Govardhana) Sri Hari-deva; (in Maha-vana) Sri Baladeva. (28-31) FOUR GOPALAS - (in Vrndavana) Saksi-Gopala, Gopinath-Gopala, Madana-Gopala; (in Govardhana) Srinatha-Gopala. (32-35) FOUR SIVAS - (in Mathura) Bhutesvara; (in Vrndavana) Gopisvara; ( in Govardhana) Cakresvara; (in Kamya-vana) Kamesvara. (36-39) FOUR DEVIS - (in Mathura) Maha-Devi; (in Vrndavana) Vrnda-Devi; (in Cira-Ghata) Katyayani; (in Sanketa) Sanketak Sanketa-Vasini. *** Other Famous Early Deities *** (40) Sri Syama-sundara in Khadadaha; (41) Sri Gaura-Nitai in Sukacara; (42) Sri Madana-Mohana in Panihati; (43) Sri Nanda-Dulala in Saibona; (44) Sri Jagannatha in Mahesa; (45) Sri Mahaprabhu in Catara; (46) Bala-Gopala in Endedaha; (47) Sri Radha Vallabha in Vallabha-pura; (48) Sri Madana-Gopala in Santi-pura; (49) Mohana-Raya and Krsna-Raya in Baharampura; (50-55) the six sets of Deities established during Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura's celebration of the first Gaura-Purnima festival (appearance day of Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu ) in Khetari - Gauranga, Vallabhi-Kanta, Radha-Ramana, Vraja-Mohana, Radha-Kanta, and Sri Krsna; (56) Sri Nanda Dulala in Jalala-pura; (57) Sri Laksmi-Visnu-priya established in Rajasahi, Khetari, by Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura; (58) a Deity established in the King's palace of Puri by Maharaja Prataparudra; (59) A Deity established in Campahati, Varddhamana, by Sri Vaninatha Thakura. (E) - EARLY PAINTINGS - (1) Famous painting done by Sri Visakha Devi herself of Sri Madana-Gopala, painted for the pleasure of Srimati Radharani - as mentioned in Srila Rupa Gosvami's Vidagdha-Madhava-Nataka. (2) Painting of Sriman Mahaprabhu - at Ma Jahnava Ghata next to Sri Radha-Kunda. (3) Painting of Sri Mahaprabhu with His associates - at the King's palace in Kunja-ghata, Baharampura. (4) Life-size painting of Sri Mahaprabhu - in the King's palace at Puri. (5) Painting in Bhonsala House in Bombay (bought from Vargira Bangala). (6) Painting of Rasa-Raja-Mahabhava at Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami's bhajana-kutira in Radha-kunda; upon the request of the Muslim emperor of Delgi, the royal artist of the King of Orissa went before Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu and painted His portrait exactly true to the Lord's countenance. (7) Painting of Sri Caitanya Sankirtana, done in the mid-17th century; it used to be Srinivasa Acarya's house in Yaji-grama, but is now in Mallika Mahasaya Thakura's house in Endedaha. _

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All Glories to Sri Guru & Gauranaga! That is not what's the Issue, Caitanya is Krsna its the same thing. ___ I would like to say to you provide Sastric Verses which predict Muslims as Asuras, or of any Vaishnava's saying the same.

The problem is Hindu' the term it includes everything from Vaishnava's to Shivites, as you can see from this forum, this is why Guests etc Reply to say 'Oh thats not true'. Thats the first problem, The others are:- will take care of themselves, through the spreading of the Sankirtana Movement, this should be your aim, and everybodys, there is no way '2' ways about it. Look Prabhuji you know about Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His mission, let Krsna take care of the so-called demons. As a side note I'd like to say, your hatred for Muslims is not very healthy, because there are no Muslims {body} in Goloka, only Krsna devotees.

This how Gaudiya Vaishnava's look at it. If you want to argue, then ok, but do it in a respectfull manner. Hare krsna.

Though:. Allah is Impersonal aspect of Krsna Krsna is Personal aspect. Full} I am sure Qu'ran must have personal aspect of God, but they not accept, being Impersonalists, but I think some do hold Personal conception of God. Either way, there could be simliar things said, but lets look at the essence of them both, what do they say?

Conversation: _____ Devotee: Srila Prabhupada, in Winnipeg there is one very pious east Indian man who for many years has been worshiping somewhat, worshiping Lord Siva. And his wife is also a very quite chaste woman and sincere follower-and so were her parents-of Lord Siva. And he is reading your Bhagavad-gita. He visits our temple. And I have given him the first volume of Canto Four which discusses Lord Siva a great deal. And he has read in one of your purports that Krsna is more pleased when you worship His devotee than when you worship Him directly. And Lord Siva is a very great devotee of Krsna. So he has now interpreted that to mean that if he worships Lord Siva so nicely, then actually he is pleasing Krsna more. So he is experiencing some difficulty because of this and I'm not quite sure how to instruct him that actually... Prabhupada: Difficulty? Brahmananda: That... Our Godbrother has difficulty in replying to this interpretation that Krsna says, "You can please Me by worshiping My devotee," and Lord Siva is the devotee of Krsna. So therefore this man says, "Then I shall worship Lord Siva. In that way I shall please Krsna." Prabhupada: But if he accepts Lord Siva is devotee of Krsna, then by worshiping Lord Siva he will be benefited. If he thinks Lord Siva is independent, then he will not be benefited. Devotee (3): I've got him to accept that Lord Siva is devotee of Krsna, but there's no practical instruction in his worldly activities coming. Prabhupada: No, vaisnavanam yatha sambhuh: "Amongst the Vaisnavas, Sambhu, Lord Siva, is the greatest Vaisnava." So we worship Lord Siva as Vaisnava. We gives respect to Vaisnavas. So why not Lord Siva? Lord Siva is a big Vaisnava. But generally, the devotees of Lord Siva, they take Lord Siva is independent God. That is offensive. If you know that Lord Siva is also a devotee, you can give more respect to Lord Siva. Krsna will be pleased. Devotee (3): Srila Prabhupada, he does not chant Hare Krsna, he chants om sivaya namah. Prabhupada: That's all right. Devotee (3): It's all right? Prabhupada: He will gradually become devotee. When God, Lord Siva, will be pleased upon him, he will advise to worship. Devotee (3): He is already trying to tell him to follow in your footsteps surely, so just before I left he said he will try once again to chant sixteen rounds of japa, Hare Krsna. He has tried already. He has a taste for... Prabhupada: If he simply understands that Lord Siva is a Vaisnava and if he worships Lord Siva, then he will get the benefit. Brahmananda: I was just thinking that in Hyderabad you also spoke something very unpopular when you were discussing about the worship of Lord Siva and Lord Krsna. And you used the example of the milk and the curd. Prabhupada: Yes. Brahmananda: And one man in the audience, he asked you, "Who is the milk and who is the curd?" And you said that "Krsna is the milk, and Siva is the curd." And he did not like that. Prabhupada: There is milk and the curd. So one must become milk, one must become curd. So if Krsna is the origin of everything, then He must be the milk. Sarva-karana-karanam [bs. 5.1]. isvarah paramah krsnah sac-cid-ananda-vigrahah anadir adir govindah sarva-karana-karanam [bs. 5.1] So He is the cause of all causes. So if milk is the cause of curd, then Krsna is the milk. Come on. (some children enter room) Cause of all causes. Come forward. (end) ______ ______

Prabhupada: ..In the higher sense, "Thou shalt not kill", means you have to take the prasadam of Krsna. - Room Conversation, Delhi, December 12, 1971

So whos fault is that. mine? Oh yeah Sai Barney. Anyway joking aside, the devotees should have more sense, there misconceptions are the Gurus Responsibility. There are so many other considerations, are these devotees getting Spiritual Initiation? Or is it a game to them? What is the process, by which they are serving Sai Baba? We are not fools sitting here, we need concrete evidence, to what this Individual is all about, good day. All Glories to Sri Guru & Gauranaga!

Hare Krsna You know thats a great question, which I cannot answer, but while speculating I can say Lord Siva/Durga etc don't look kindly on Impersonations, while Krsna will probably just laugh it off!

Lord Krsna stealing butter & playing with a Parrot

http://members.value.com.au/saibaba/saikrishna/saikrishna001.htm Shocked!

Hare Krsna. According to Vedas Lord Brahma lives for 311 Trillion years. Now here is something to think about: Time is Eternal, so how many Lord Brahma have come and gone? Haha, you can't say can you?! So this time is like a flash in the pan.

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Hare Krsna SWAMI B.G. NARASINGHA: There is no actual mayavada philosophy mentioned in the scriptures nor is there any ritvik system mentioned in the scriptures. So to establish either of these two conclusions is illusory. ------- Sriman Sankracharya said Krsna is Supreme, which his followers seem to ignore. Anyway I do not know much about this, which in fact is not a bad thing. Bona-fide prabhu, Visistadvaita I have not heard. Sorry I know certain things only /images/graemlins/wink.gif

Ok for now, but in the long run, they still will have to go the 'right path'. Consider Prabhu, the class of these devotees, in spiritual life there is defined who is the Top most devotee, who is non-devotee, who is a neophyte devotee, etc, this is indeed no secret, in is stated in the Vedas, Sastra is our guide if we indeed neglect then I can see no position, any fool therefore in this Age can become God. Is it not?

All from the Bhagavad Gita!!! We should read this: Bg.4.1 The Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krsna, said: I instructed this imperishable science of yoga to the sun-god, Vivasvan, and Vivasvan instructed it to Manu, the father of mankind, and Manu in turn instructed it to Iksvaku. Bg.4.6 Although I am unborn and My transcendental body never deteriorates, and although I am the Lord of all sentient beings, I still appear in every millennium in My original transcendental form. Bg.7.25 I am never manifest to the foolish and unintelligent. For them I am covered by My internal potency, and therefore they do not know that I am unborn and infallible. Bg.8.17 By human calculation, a thousand ages taken together form the duration of Brahma's one day. And such also is the duration of his night. Bg.8.18 At the beginning of Brahma's day, all living entities become manifest from the unmanifest state, and thereafter, when the night falls, they are merged into the unmanifest again. Bg.8.19 Again and again, when Brahma's day arrives, all living entities come into being, and with the arrival of Brahma's night they are helplessly annihilated. Bg.8.20 Yet there is another unmanifest nature, which is eternal and is transcendental to this manifested and unmanifested matter. It is supreme and is never annihilated. When all in this world is annihilated, that part remains as it is.

<font color="blue"> Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu predicted </font color> Sruti: (alphabetic order) ito 'ham krta-sannyaso 'vatarisyami sa-guno nirvedo niskamo bhu-girbanas tira-stho 'lakanandayah kalau catuh-sahasrabdhopari panca-sahasrabhyantare gaura-varno dirghangah sarva-laksana-yukta isvara-prarthito nija-rasasvado bhakta-rupo misrakhyo vidita-yogah syam "Towards the end of the period between four-thousand to five thousand years in Kali-yuga, I will descend on the earth as Gauranga, a golden-complexioned saintly brahmana in a place by the Ganges' shore and later become the crest-jewel of all sannyasis, exhibiting all My transcendental qualities including supreme renunciation and complete detachment from material desires. In the form of Lord Gauranga, I will display all the thirty-two bodily symptoms of a great personality with my arms extending to my knees. I will become my own devotee, very advanced in bhakti-yoga and teach the worship of Lord Krsna (Myself) by the chanting of My own holy names and relishing the mellows of My own devotional service. At that time only My most confidential devotees will be able to understand Me." (Atharva Veda, third khanda, Brahma-vibhaga) Caitanya Upanisad of Atharva Veda (the whole text of 19 verses) atra brahma-puram nama pundarikam yad ucyate tad evasta-dalam padma sannibham puram adbhutam In that place [where Sri Caitanya appears] is a wonderful city like an eight-petal lotus flower. (commentary of Bhaktivinoda Thakura on Chandogya Upanisad 8.1.1 of Sama Veda) tan-madhye daharam saksat mayapuramitiryate tatra vesma bhagavatas caitanyasya paratmanah tasmin yas tv 'antarakaso hy antar-dvipah sa ucyate In the middle of that lotus-city is a place called Mayapura, and in the middle of Mayapura is a place called Antardvipa. That place is the home of Lord Caitanya, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. (commentary of Bhaktivinoda Thakura on Chandogya Upanisad 8.1.2) sa eva bhagavan yuge turiye 'pi brahma-kule jayamanah sarva upanisadah uddidirsuh sarvani dharma-astrani vistarayisnuh sarvan api janan santarayisnuh sarvan api vaisnavan dharman vijrimbhayan sarvan api pasandan nicakhana In the Kali-yuga, Supreme Lord will appear in a brahmana's family. He will teach the message of the Upanisads and the dharma-sastras. He will defeat the atheists and offenders and He will establish the truth of Vaisnava-dharma. (Krsna Upanisad 2.6) yada pasyah pasyate rukma-varnam kartaram isam purusam brahma-yonim One who sees that golden-colored Personality of Godhead, the Supreme Lord, the supreme actor, who is the source of the Supreme Brahman, is liberated. (Mundaka Upanisad 3.1.3 of Atharva Veda) saptame gaura-varna-visnor ity anena sva-saktya caikyam etya prantepratar avatirya saha svaih sva-manum siksayati In the seventh manvantara, in the beginning of the Kali-yuga, the Supreme Personality of Godhead accompanied by His own associates, will descend in a golden form to the earth. He will teach the chanting of His own holy names. (Purusa-bodhini Upanisad of Atharva Veda) mahan prabhur vai purusah sattvasyaisa pravartakah sunirmalam imam praptim isano jyotir avyayah The Supreme Personality of Godhead is Mahaprabhu [Lord Caitanya], who disseminates transcendental enlightenment. Just to be in touch with Him is to be in contact with the indestructible brahmajyoti. (Svetasvatara Upanisad 3.12 of Yajur Veda) Smrti: ittham nr-tiryag-rsi-deva jhasavatarair lokan vibhavayasi hamsi jagat pratipan dharmam maha-purusa pasi yuganuvrttam channah kalau yad abhavas tri-yugo 'tha sa tvam In this way, my Lord, You appear in various incarnations as a human being, an animal, a great saint, a demigod, a fish or a tortoise, thus maintaining the entire creation in different planetary systems and killing the demoniac principles. According to the age, O my Lord, You protect the principles of religion. In the age of Kali, however, You do not assert Yourself as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and therefore You are known as Triyuga, or the Lord who appears in three yugas. (Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.9.38, Prahlada Maharaja speaks to Lord Nrsimhadeva) asan varnas trayo hy asya grhnato 'nuyugam tanuh suklo raktas tatha pita idanim krsnatam gatah This boy [Krsna] has three other colors - white, red and yellow - as He appears in different ages. Now He has appeared in a transcendental blackish color. (Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.8.13, Gargamuni speaks to Nanda Maharaja) krsna-varnam tvisakrsnam sangopangastra-parsadam yajnaih sankirtana-prayair yajanti hi su-medhasah In the age of Kali, intelligent persons perform congregational chanting to worship the incarnation of Godhead who constantly sings the name of Krsna. Although His complexion is not blackish, He is Krsna Himself. He is accompanied by His associates, servants, weapons and confidential companions. (Srimad-Bhagavatam 11.5.32, Karabhajana Muni speaks to King Nimi) dhyeyam sada paribhava-ghnam abhista-doham tirthaspadam siva-virinci-nutam saranyam bhrtyarti-ham pranata-pala bhavabdhi-potam vande maha-purusa te caranaravindam My dear Lord, You are the Maha-purusa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and I worship Your lotus feet, which are the only eternal object of meditation. Those feet destroy the embarrassing conditions of material life and freely award the greatest desire of the soul, the attainment of pure love of Godhead. My dear Lord, Your lotus feet are the shelter of all holy places and of all saintly authorities in the line of devotional service and are honored by powerful demigods like Lord Siva and Lord Brahma. My Lord, You are so kind that You willingly protect all those who simply bow down to You with respect, and thus You mercifully relieve all the distress of Your servants. In conclusion, my Lord, Your lotus feet are actually the suitable boat for crossing over the ocean of birth and death, and therefore even Lord Brahma and Lord Siva seek shelter at Your lotus feet. (Srimad-Bhagavatam 11.5.33) tyaktva su-dustyaja-surepsita-rajya-laksmim dharmistha arya-vacasa yad agad aranyam maya-mrgam dayitayepsitam anvadhavad vande maha-purusa te caranaravindam O Mahapurusa, I worship Your lotus feet. You gave up the association of the goddess of fortune and all her opulence, which is most difficult to renounce and is hankered after by even the great demigods. Being the most faithful follower of the path of religion, You thus left for the forest in obedience to a brahmana's curse. Out of sheer mercifulness You chased after the fallen conditioned souls, who are always in pursuit of the false enjoyment of illusion, and at the same time engaged in searching out Your own desired object, Lord Syamasundara. (Srimad-Bhagavatam 11.5.34) prasantatma lamba-kanthas gaurangas ca suravrtah The Supreme Personality of Godhead will come in a golden form, full of peace, and a beautiful long neck. He will be surrounded by many saintly devotees. (Agni Purana) anadasru-kala-roma harsa-purnam tapo-dhana sarve mam eva draksyanti kalau sannyasa-rupinam O sage whose wealth is austerity, in the Kali-yuga everyone will see My form as a sannyasi, a form filled with tears of bliss and bodily hairs standing erect. (Bhavisya Purana) kaleh prathama-sandhyayam gaurango 'ham mahi-tale bhagirathi-tate bhumni bhavisyami sanatanah In the first sandhya of the Kali-yuga I will reveal My eternal golden form by the Ganges' shore on the earth. (Brahma Purana) nama-siddhanta-sampati prakasana-parayanah kvacit sri-krsna-caitanya nama loke bhavisyati The Supreme Personality of Godhead will again appear in this world. His name will be Sri Krsna Caitanya and He will spread the chanting of the Lord's holy names. (Devi Purana) yad gopi-kuca-kumbha-sambhrama-bhara- rambhena samvardhitah yad va gopa-kumara- sara-kalaya range subhandi-krtam yad vrndavana-kanane pravilasac chridama- damadibhis tat prema-pradatam cakara bhagavan caitanya-rupah prabhuh The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Who enjoyed glorious pastimes with Sridama, Dama, and other gopa boys in Vrndavana forest, and Whose eyes glanced at the gopis' breasts, will again come to this world to reveal the nature of pure spiritual love. At that time His name will be Caitanya. (Garuda Purana) yo reme saha-ballavi ramayate vrndavane 'har-nisam yah kamsam nijaghana kaurava- rane yah pandavanam sakha so 'yam vainava- danda-mandita-bhutah sannyasa-vesah sva- yam nihsandedham upagatah ksiti-tale caitanya-rupah prabhuh The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Who enjoyed pastimes with the gopis, Who day and night filled the people of Vrndavana with happiness, Who killed Kamsa, and Who in the war between the Kauravas made friendship with the Pandavas, will come again to the earth. Of this there is no doubt. His arm decorated with a bamboo danda, He will be a sannyasi and his name will be Caitanya. (Garuda Purana) kalina dahyamananam paritranaya tanu-bhrtam janma prathama-sandhyayam karisyami dvijatisu To deliver the conditioned souls burning in the trouble of Kali-yuga, in the first sandhya of that age I will take birth among the Brahmanas. (Garuda Purana) aham purno bhavisyami yuga-sandhau visesatah mayapure navadvipe bhavisyami saci-sutah In My original spiritual form, perfect and complete, I will become the son of Sacidevi in Navadvipa-Mayapura at the beginning of Kali-yuga. (Garuda Purana) kaleh prathama-sandhyayam laksmi-kanto bhavisyati daru-brahma-samipa-sthah sannyasi gaura-vigrahah In the first sandhya of Kali-yuga, the Supreme Personality of Godhead will assume a golden form. First He will be the husband of Laksmi, and then He will be a sannyasi who stays near Lord Jagannatha at Puri. (Garuda Purana) kalina dahyamanam uddhararaya tanu-bhrtam janma prathama sandhyayam bhavisyati dvijalaye The Supreme Person will appear in the first part of the age of Kali. He will appear in the home of a brahmana, to save the embodied conditioned souls burning in the troubles of Kali-yuga. (Kurma Purana) suvarna-varno hemango varangas candanangadi sannyasa-krc chamah santo nistha-santi-parayanah In His early pastimes He appears as a householder with a golden complexion. His limbs are beautiful, and His body, smeared with the pulp of sandalwood, seems like molten gold. In His later pastimes He accepts the sannyasa order, and He is equipoised and peaceful. He is the highest abode of peace and devotion, for He silences the impersonalist nondevotees. (Mahabharata, Dana-dharma-parva ch. 189, Vaisampayana Muni speaks) golokam ca parityajya lokanam trana-karanat kalau gauranga-rupena lila-lavanya-vigrahah In the Kali-yuga, I will leave Goloka and to save the people of the world, I will become the handsome and playful Lord Gauranga. (Markandeya Purana) mundo gaurah su-dirghangas tri-srotas-tira-sambhavah dayaluh kirtana-grahi bhavisyami kalau-yuge In the age of Kali, I shall advent where the three rivers meet. I shall have a shaven head. I shall have a golden complexion. I will be very kind and always chant the holy name of Krsna. (Matsya Purana) bhakti-priyo bhakti-data, damodara ibhas-patih indra-darpa-haro 'nanto, nityananda-cid-atmakah The Supreme Personality of Godhead is known by the names Bhakti-priya, Bhakti-data, Damodara, Ibhas-pati, Indra-darpa-hara, Ananta, Nityananda-cid-atmaka. (Narada-pancaratra, Bala-Krsna- sahasra-nama-stotra) divija bhuvi jayadhvam jayadhvam bhakta-rupinah kalau sankirtanarambhe bhavisyami saci-sutah O divija (demigods), please come and advent as devotees on this earth in the age of Kali. I will incarnate as the son of Saci to inaugurate the congregational chanting of the name of Krsna. (Narada Purana) aham eva kalau vipra (or dvijasresthah) nityam pracchanna-vigrahah bhagavad-bhakta-rupena lokam raksami sarvada O brahmana, in the age of Kali I will appear disguised as a devotee of the Lord and I will deliver all the worlds. O demigods, in the Kali-yuga please take birth as devotees on the earth. I will appear as the son of Saci in the Kali-yuga to start the sankirtana movement. (Narada Purana) satye daitya-kuladhi-nasa-samaye simhor- dhva-martyakrtis trtayam dasa-kandharam paribhavan rameti namakrtih gopalan paripalayan vraja-pure bharam haran dvapare gaurangah priya-kirtanah kali-yuge caitanya-nama prabhuh The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Who in the Satya-yuga appeared as a half-man half-lion to cure a terrible disease that has ravaged the daityas, and Who in Treta-yuga appeared as a person named Rama, a person who defeated the ten-headed demon Ravana, and Who in the Dvapara-yuga removed the earth's burden and protected the gopa people of Vraja-pura, will appear again in the Kali-yuga. His form will be golden, He will delight in chanting the Lord's holy names, and His name will Caitanya. (Nrsimha Purana) kaleh prathama-sandhyayam gaurango 'ham mahi-tale bhagirathi-tate ramye bhavisyami saci-sutah In the first sandhya of Kali-yuga I will appear on the earth in a beautiful place by the Ganges' shore. I will be the son of Sacidevi and My complexion will be golden. (Padma Purana) yatra yogesvarah saksad yogi-cintyo janardanah caitanya-vapur aste vai sandranandatmakah prabhuh The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Who is filled with bliss, Who rescues the devotees from a host of calamities, and Who is the master of yoga and the object of the yogis' meditation, will appear in His transcendental form and will be known by the name Caitanya. (Padma Purana) antah-krsno bahir-gaurah sangopangastra-parsadah sacigarbhe samapna yat maya-manusa-karma-krt Inside black and outside golden and accompanied by His associates and weapons, I shall appear in the womb of Saci. I will seemingly act as a human being because of the cover of My maya potency. (Skanda Purana) kali-ghora-tamascchannan sarvan acara-varjitan saci garbhe ca sambhuya tarayisyami narada O Narada, appearing from the womb of Sacidevi [an incarnation of Krsna's mother Yasoda], I shall deliver the people of Kali-yuga, who will be covered by deep ignorance and thus devoid of good behavior. (Vamana Purana) aham eva dvija-srestho lila-pracurya-vigrahah bhagavad-bhakta-rupena lokan raksami sarvada I shall come as the best of the brahmanas. I will exhibit many pastimes in the form of a devotee. I shall deliver the people of the world. (Varaha Purana) mundo gaurah sudirghangas trisrotastira-sambhavah dayaluh kirtanagrahi bhavisyami kalau yuge kalau sankirtanarambhe bhavisyami saci-sutah In Kali-yuga I shall appear in a golden form with shaved head and a tall body. I shall be merciful to people engaged in sankirtana on the bank of the River Ganges. When the sankirtana movement is inaugurated, I shall descend as the son of Sacidevi. (Vayu Purana) suddho gaurah-su-dirghango ganga-tira-samudbhavah dayaluh-kirtana-grahi bhavisyami kalau yuge In the age of Kali-yuga, I shall come in a place on the bank of the Ganges. I will be very pure, have a fair complexion, and be very tall and chant the holy names of Krsna. (Vayu Purana) paurnamasyam phalgunasya phalguni-rksa-yogatah bhavisye gaura-rupena saci-garbhe purandarat svarnadi-tiram asthaya navadvipe janasraye tatra dvija-kulam prapto bhavisyami janalaye bhakti-yoga-pradanaya lokasyanugrahaya ca sannyasa-rupam asthaya krsna-caitanya-nama-dhrk tena lokasya nistaras tat kurudhvam mamajnaya dharitri bhavita cabhir mayaiva dvija-dehina I shall advent in the month of Phalguna, when the star Phalguni is conjoined with the full moon. I shall incarnate in a golden complexion in the womb of Saci and Purandara Misra. I will be born in the city of Navadvipa, on the Ganges' shore, in a brahmana's family. I shall take the renounced order of life [sannyasa] and show kindness to the people in general and engage them in Bhakti. I will be known as Sri Krsna Caitanya. All of you should follow My order and deliver the people of the world. I shall appear as a brahmana. I shall make this earth fearless. (Vayu Purana) aham eva kvacid-brahman sannyasa-asrama-asritah haribhaktim grahayami kalau papa-hatan-naran I, the Supreme Brahman, sometimes appear as a sannyasi. I am preaching the Hari-bhakti which destroys the sins of people in Kali-yuga. (an Upapurana) Ananta-samhita: svarnadi-tiram asritya navadvipe dvijalaye sampradatum bhakti-yogam lokasyanugrahaya ca sa eva bhagavan krsno radhika-prana-vallabhah srsty-adau sa jagannatho gaura asin mahesvari avatirno bhavisyami kalau-nija-ganaih saha saci-garbhe navadvipe svardhuni-parivarite aprakasyam idam guhyam na prakasyam bahir-mukhe bhaktavataram bhaktakhyam bhaktam bhakti-pradam svayam man-maya-mohitah kecin na jnasyanto bahir-mukhah jnasyanti mad-bhakti-yuktah sadhavo-nyasinotmalah krsnavatara-kale-yah striyo ye purusah priyah kalau te 'vatarisyanti sridama-subaladayah catuh-sasti-mahantas te gopa dvadasa balakah dharma-samsthapanarthaya viharisyami tair aham kale nastam bhakti-patham sthapayisyamy aham punah gacchantu bhuvi te putrah jayantam bhakta-rupinah dharma-samsthapanam kale kurvantu te mamajnaya krsnas caitanya-gaurango gauracandrah saci-sutah prabhur gauro gaura-harir namani-bhakti-dani me To show mercy to the people and give them devotional service, the Supreme Personality of Godhead will appear in a brahmana's home in Navadvipa by the Ganges' shore. The Supreme Person, Sri Krsna Himself, who is the life of Srimati Radharani, and is the Lord of the universe in creation, maintenance, and annihilation, appears as Gaura, O Mahesvari. In Kali-yuga, I will descend to the earth with My associates. In Navadvipa, which is surrounded by the Ganges, I will take birth in Sacidevi's womb. They who are bewildered by My illusory potency will not understand the great secret of the appearance in this world of Me in My personal form, in My form as the incarnation of devotion, in My form as the incarnation of a devotee, in My form bearing the name of a devotee, in My form as a devotee, and in My form as the giver of devotional service. This secret is not to be revealed to them. Only the saintly, pure, renounced devotees, diligently engaged in My devotional service, will be able to understand Me in these five forms. My dear male and female associates, headed by Sridama and Subala, who came to this world at the time of My advent as Lord Krsna, will come again during the Kali-yuga. The gopas will become the sixty-four mahantas and the twelve gopalas. To establish the truth of religion, I will enjoy many pastimes with them. In this way I will again reveal the path of devotional service, which has been destroyed in the course of time. My sons should also descend to the earth, assume the forms of devotees, and, by My order, also work to re-establish the principles of true religion. At this time My names will be: Krsna Caitanya, Gauranga, Gauracandra, Sacisuta, Mahaprabhu, Gaura and Gaurahari. Chanting these names will bring devotion to Me. gauri sri-radhika devi harih krsna prakirtitah ekatvac ca tayoh saksad iti gaura-harim viduh The golden Goddess Radha is known by the name Gauri and the dark Lord Krsna is known by the name Hari. Aware that both of them have combined, the wise call Him as Gaurahari." navadvipe tu tah sakhyo bhakta-rupa-dharah priye ekangam sri-gaura-harim sevante satatam muda "O beloved, assuming the forms of devotees the gopis will also take birth in Navadvipa. With great happiness they will again and again serve Lord Gaurahari, who is Radha and Krsna combined in a single form." sri-mahadeva uvaca gaurangam sac-cid-anandam, sarva-karana-karanam vaca gadgadayanantam, tustava dharani-dharah Lord Anantadeva, the upholder of the whole universe then with a chocked voice full of ecstasy tried to satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu, the Supreme Cause of all Causes who possesses a transcendental eternal form of truth, knowledge and bliss. vrndavane navadvipe, bheda-buddhis ca yo narah tam eva radhika-krsne, sri-gaurange paratmani mac-chala-pata-nirbhinna-dehah so 'pi naradhamah pacyate narake ghore, yavad ahuta-samplavam Lord Shiva said: "With my trident I will cut into pieces anyone who thinks that Vrindavana and Navadvipa are different, or that Radha-Krsna and Gauranga are different, or that Lord Gauranga is not the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Such a person is most degraded among human beings. He or she will burn in a terrible hell until the time when the universe is flooded with water." vistaran me nigaditah, sruto yah krsna isvarah visvadau gaura-kantitvat, gaurangam vaisnavah viduh Please hear attentively, I will describe in detail this most confidential secret. The Supreme Isvara or Controller Lord Krishna who is the origin of everything is known and worshiped by the learned Vaishnava devotees as Lord Gauranga, when He accepts the golden complexion of Srimati Radhika. paratmane namas tasmai, sarva-karana-hetave adi-devaya gauraya, sac-cid-ananda-rupine I offer my prostrated obeisances to Adideva, the Supreme Lord Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu who is the ultimate and original cause of all causes, the Paratma or Supersoul of all living entities and who possesses a transcendental eternal form of truth, knowledge and bliss. gopi-sangam na capnoti, sri-gaura-caranad rte tasmat tvam sarva-bhavena, sri-gauram bhaja sarvada And to achieve the service and association of the gopis of Vrindavana the only way is to worship the lotus feet of Lord Gauranga and chant His name. Therefore Parvati, you should worship Lord Gauranga and chant His name constantly and with sarva-bhava, full surrender, giving everything to Him. gauranga-caranambhoja-makaranda-madhuvratah sadhanena vina radham, krsnam prapsyanti niscitam The person who is like a transcendental honeybee relishing the supreme ambrosial nectar (makaranda) emanating from the divine lotus feet of Lord Gauranga Mahaprabhu will most certainly without a doubt attain Their Lordships Sri Sri Radha Krishna even without performing any sadhana-bhakti practice of bhakti-yoga. radhika-vallabhah krsno, bhaktanam priya-kamyaya srimad-gauranga-rupena, navadvipe virajate The Supreme Personality of Godhead Lord Krishna who is most dear to His Supreme consort Srimati Radharani is situated in Navadvipa in His transcendental combined form of Srimad Gauranga to fulfil the innermost desires of His most intimate devotees. (end of Ananta-samhita quotes) athavaham dhara-dhamni bhutva mad-bhakta-rupa-dhrk mayayam ca bhavisyami kalau sankirtanagame Sometimes I personally appear on the surface of the world in the garb of a devotee. Specifically, I appear as the son of Saci in Kali-yuga to start the sankirtana movement. (Brahma-yamala tantra) gaurangam gaura-diptangam pathet stotram krtanjalih nanda-gopa-sutam caiva namasyami gadagrajam With great devotion and folded hands, one should recite the following prayer before Lord Gauranga, whose limbs are as effulgent as molten gold: 'I offer my respectful obeisances to Lord Gauranga-Krsna, the son of the Nanda Maharaja and the elder brother of Gada. (Brahma-yamala tantra) kalau prathama-sandhyayam hari-nama-pradayakah bhavisyati navadvipe saci-garbhe janardanah In the first sandhya of Kali-yuga, Lord Krsna will appear in Navadvipa, in Sacidevi's womb. In that incarnation He will teach the chanting of Lord Hari's holy names. anyavatara bahavah sarve sadharana matah kalau krsnavataras tu gudhah sannyasa-vesa-dhrk Lord Krsna descends to the world in many different forms. However in Kali-yuga, His incarnation is hidden. At that time He appears disguised as a sannyasi. (Jaimini-bharata) kvacit sapi krsnam aha srnu mad-vacanam priya bhavata ca sahaikatmyam icchami bhavitum prabho mama bhavanvitam rupam hrdayahlada-karanam parasparanga-madhya-stham krida-kautuka-mangalam paraspara-svabhavadhyam rupam ekam pradarsaya srutva tu preyasi-vakyam parama-priti-sucakam svecchayasid yatha purvam utsahena jagad-guruh premalingana-yogena hy acintya-sakti-yogatah radha-bhava-kanti-yuktam murtim ekam prakasayan svapne tu darsayam asa radhikayai svayam prabhuh Then Sri Radha said to Lord Krsna: 'O beloved, please hear My words. I yearn to become one with you. Please show a form where You and I embrace and Our two bodies become one, a form filled with the love I bear for You, a form filled with auspicious and blissful pastimes, a form that brings bliss to the heart, a form that unites Our two natures.' Hearing His beloved's words, which were filled with joy and love, Lord Krsna passionately embraced Her. Then by the touch of His inconceivable potency Their two forms joined and became one, a single form endowed with Sri Radha's divine love and glorious splendor. In a dream Lord Krsna showed all this to Sri Radha. (Kapila tantra) aham purno bhavisyami yuga-sandhau visesatah mayapure navadvipe varam ekam saci-sutah During the first sandhya of Kali-yuga I will descend, with all My powers and glories, to Mayapura in Navadvipa and become the son of Sacidevi. (Krsna-yamala tantra) punya-ksetre navadvipe bhavisyami saci-sutah I shall appear in the holy land of Navadvipa as the son of Sacidevi. (Krsna-yamala tantra) iti matva krpa-sindhur amsena krpaya harih prasanno bhakta-rupena kalav avatarisyati Thinking in this way, Lord Krsna, who is an ocean of mercy, mercifully decided to appear as a devotee in Kali-yuga. (Krsna-yamala tantra) gauranga nada gambhirah svanamamrta lalasah dayaluh kirtana grahi bhavisyati saci-sutah Merciful Lord Gauranga, who has a deep voice, will appear as the son of Sacidevi. He is eager to taste the nectar of His own names and thus engages in chanting them. (Krsna-yamala tantra 64) matva tvanmayam atmanam pathan dvayaksaram ucyate gata trapo madonmatto gaja vad vicarisyati He (Krsna) will consider Himself as You (Radha). In this mood He will loudly recite two syllables, krs-na, and being shamelessly intoxicated He will wander like an elephant. (Krsna-yamala tantra 65) bhuvani prapte tu govindas caitanyakhyo bhavisyati ansena bhuvi yasyanti tatra tat purvaparsada When Lord Govinda appears on earth, He will be known as Caitanya. At that time His associates also appear on earth in their expansions. (Krsna-yamala tantra 66) kalau purandarat sacyam gaura-rupo vibhu smrtah In Kali-yuga I will appear in a golden form as the son of Purandara and Sacidevi. (Urdhvamnaya tantra) navadvipa-samam sthanam sri-gauranga-samah prabhuh krsna-prema-sama praptir nasti durge kadacana O Durga, no place in the creation is equal to Navadvipa, no master is as merciful as Lord Sri Gauranga, and no attainment in the whole world is equal to pure love for Krsna. (Urdhvamnaya tantra) krsna-caitanya-namna ye kirttayanti sakrnnarah nanaparadha-muktas te punanti sakalam jagat A person who even once chants the name of Krsna Caitanya becomes free from all offenses and purifies the whole universe. (Visnu-yamala tantra) kaleh prathama-sandhyayam gaurango 'sau mahi-tale bhagirathi-tate ramye bhavisyati sanatanah In the first sandhya of Kali-yuga, on the earth, by the beautiful shore of the Ganges, the Lord will appear in His eternal golden form. (Yoga-vasistha) Other direct references are found in the Visvasara tantra, Kularnava tantra, Brahma-rahasya, and Visnu-yamala. Besides these there are complete chapters about Sri Caitanya's incarnation in the Vayu Purana and Bhavisya Purana, which are too long to quote here. Also there is a text by the name Caitanya Upanisad within the Atharva Veda, which explains the Lord's incarnation in Kali-yuga. I have not cited it here, as it was rediscovered in recent times, so some people will reject its authenticity, or at least its value as evidence. Sri Caitanya's incarnation was a hidden incarnation, thus He buried references to His appearance deep within the ocean of Vedic texts. His desire was that His disguise would not be betrayed, so He made sure these references would remain hidden until after His incarnation was complete. These texts were always present, but by the inconceivable yoga-maya of the Lord, He covered His true identity even from the Vedic scholars and panditas. Only the pure devotees understood His actual identity. ______

Lectures & Classes (folio infobase) Philosophy Discussions Henri Bergson (excerpt) Syamasundara: But the modern interpretation of the word mystic is something different. People take mystic to mean someone who is very mysterious and magic. Prabhupada: Yes. It has come to that. God consciousness... Just like at the present moment if a guru can show some miracles, just like that Sai Baba, so they accept. That's a mystic. --- The Evolutionists: Thomas Huxley, Henri Bergson, and Samuel Alexander (excerpt) Syamasundara: But the modern interpretation of the word mystic is something different. People take "mystic" to mean someone who is very mysterious and magic. Prabhupada: Yes. It has come to that. God consciousness... Just like at the present moment, if a guru can show some miracles, just like that Sai Baba, (laughter) so they accept that he's mystic. Yes. Syamasundara: Yes. That's the modern meaning of mystic. Prabhupada: Yes. Although it may be rascaldom, false, still, he's received like that. Miracles. That means less intelligent class of men, they want to see some miracles. That is mysticism.

Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.3.11-12 Los Angeles, September 17, 1972 <font color="blue"> Prabhupada: </font color> So you are marking that so many incarnation of God have been described. We are now in the seventh. So there is chronological number, which incarnation, what is His chronological number, what is His father's name, what is His mother's name, what are His activities, how the bodily feature, what is the mission. Everything is described in the sastra. Nowadays any rascal comes, and he says, "I am incarnation." What is your father's name? Whatever it is described? Whether in the sastra? Because incarnation, we cannot accept any rascal as incarnation without proper identification. But it has become a fashion now. Any rascal comes, says, "I am incarnation of God." So where is the mention? Some rascal says, "I was formerly Rama and Krsna." Another rascal accepts, "Oh, you were Rama and Krsna?" So this kind of rascalism is not very good. You must accept the incarnation of God according to the description in the sastras. Not one rascal cheats you and you also become another rascal to accept it. Don't do that. You must know what are the indication of incarnation. This question was raised by Sanatana Gosvami to Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Because in this age of Kali, Caitanya Mahaprabhu's incarnation is stated in the sastra, in the srimad-Bhagavatam, in the Upanisad, in Mahabharata. There are evidences. He appeared as the son of Jagannatha Misra, but His incarnation is stated in the sastra. Therefore we accept Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu as incarnation. Caitanya Mahaprabhu never said that "I am incarnation." Rather, to warn the ordinary people that they should not accept any so-called incarnation, when somebody stated Caitanya Mahaprabhu that "You are incarnation of Krsna," He immediately blocked His ears: "Don't say like that. It is great offense, great offense." Because He was playing the part of devotee. Caitanya Mahaprabhu was teaching us how to execute devotional service. And He deprecated Mayavada philosophy in so many ways. He was to establish the worship of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and He was exemplifying Himself, how to become a devotee. So He never mentioned that He is incarnation. But we understand from the features of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu that He (is) incarnation of Krsna. _____

If you have ~Balarama Font~ you can paste this text, and change accordingly. Çréman Mahäprabhur Çata-Näma One Hundred Names of Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu -4 songs- Song 1 (refrain) nadéyä-nagare nitäi nece' nece' gäy re (Refrain:) Oh! In the towns and villages of Nadéyä, Lord Nityänanda ecstatically dances and sings these names of Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu: Part 1 (1) jagannätha-suta mahäprabhu viçvambhara mäyäpur-çaçé navadvépa-sudhäkara 1) Lord Caitanya is the beloved son of Jagannätha Miçra. He is Mahäprabhu, the great master, and maintainer of the whole world. He is the shining moon of Mäyäpur, and the source of all nectar for the land of Navadvépa. (2) çacé-suta gaurahari nimäi-sundara rädhä-bhäva-känti-äcchädita naöabara 2) He is the beloved son of Çacé Mätä, and is Lord Hari with a fair golden complexion. As He was born under a ném tree He was called Nimäi-sundara (beautiful Nimäi). He is covered by the sentiment and luster of Çrématé Rädhäräëé, and He is the best of all dancers. (3) nämänanda capala bälaka mätå-bhakta brahmänòa-vadana tarké kautukänurakta 3) He becomes restless upon hearing the holy names of Lord Hari. In His boyhood pastimes He is swift and agile, and is devoted to His mother. He displays the entire universe within His mouth, is a great logician, and is fond of joking and playing pranks. Part 2 (4) vidyärthi-uòupa caura-dvayera mohana tairthika-sarvasva grämya-bälikä-kréòana 4) He is the moon among scholarly students, and He bewildered two thieves who tried to steal His jewels when He was a small child. He is the cynosure of all philosophers, and He teased and joked with the village girls of Nadéyä. (5) lakñmé-prati bora-dätä uddhata bälaka çré-çacéra pati-putra-çoka-nibäraka 5) He is the giver of blessings to Lakñmé-priyä (His first wife). He is very mischievous as a child, and is the dispeller of the grief Çacé-mätä felt after losing her husband Jagannätha and first son Viçvarüpa. (6) lakñmé-pati pürva-deça-sarva-kleça-hara digvijayi-darpa-häré viñnu-priyeçwara 6) He is the Lord and husband of Lakñmé-priyä. By His saìkértan movement He removed all the distress of East Bengal. He eradicated the pride of the conquering panòita named Keçava Kaçmiri, and is the beloved Lord of Viñnu-priyä (His second wife). Part 3 (7) ärya-dharma-päla pitå-gayä pinòa-dätä puré-çiñya madhväcärya-sampradäya-pätä 7) He is the preserver of sanätana-dharma, and the giver of the pinòa oblation at the holy town of Gayä after the disappearance of His father Jagannäth Miçra. He became the disciple of Éçvara Puré, and is the protector of the Madhväcärya Sampradäya. (8) kåñëa-nämonmatta kåñëa-tattva-adhyäpaka näma-saìkértana-yuga-dharma-pravartaka 8) He becomes madly intoxicated by tasting the holy name of Kåñëa, and is the professor of the science of Kåñëa consciousness. Thus He inaugurated the religion of the age, näma-saìkértan. (9) adwaita-bändhava çréniväsa-gåha-dhana nityänanda-präna gadädharera jévana 9) He is the friend of Advaita Äcärya, the treasure of Çréväsa Öhäkura's home, the life and soul of Nityänanda Prabhu, and the very source of life for Gadädhara Panòita. Part 4 (10) antardwépa-çaçadhara sémanta-vijaya godruma-bihäré madhyadwépa-léläçraya 10) He is the moon of Antardvépa, and the triumph of Sémantadvépa. He enjoys wandering and frolicking on the island of Godruma, and is the shelter of pastimes in Madhyadvépa. (11) koladwépa-pati åtudwépa-maheçwara jahnu-modadruma-rudradwépera éçwara 11) He is the Lord of Koladvépa, the great controller of Ritudvépa, and the creator of Jahnudvépa, Modadrumadvépa, and Rudradvépa. (12) nava-khanòa-raìganätha jähnavé-jévana jagäi-mädhäi-ädi durvåtta-täraëa 12) He is thus the Supreme Lord of the nine islands of Navadvépa, which serves as the stage for His wonderful pastimes. He is the life of the River Gaìgä, and the deliverer of all sorts of rogues and rascals beginning with Jagäi and Mädhäi. Part 5 (13) nagara-kértana-siàha käjé-uddhäraëa çuddha-näma-pracäraka bhaktärti-haraëa 13) He is the lion of the village kértanas, and the deliverer of Chänd Kazi. He is the preacher of the pure holy name, and the remover of the distresses of His devotees. (14) näräyané-kåpä-sindhu jévera niyantä adhama-paòuyä-danòé bhakta-doña-hantä 14) He is the ocean of mercy for Näräyané (the mother of Çréla Våndävana däsa Öhäkura), and is the regulator of all souls. He is the chastiser of the fallen students who criticized His chanting of "gopé! gopé!", and is the destroyer of the sins of His devotees. (15) çré-kåñëa-caitanya-candra bhäraté-täraëa parivraja-çiromaëi utkala-pävana 15) He was initiated into sannyäsa with the name of Çré Kåñëa Caitanya, and He is beautiful like the moon. He delivered His sannyäsa-guru Keçava Bhäraté, is Himself the crest-jewel of all wandering renunciates, and is the savior of the region of Orissa. Part 6 (16) ambu-liìga-bhuvaneça-kapoteça-pati khér-cora-gopäla-darçana-sukhé yati 16) He is the master of Lord Çiva, who is known in three different Çaiva térthas as Ambu-liìga, Bhuvaneçvara, and Kapoteçvara (visited by Lord Caitanya on His way to Jagannätha Puré). As a sannyäsé He rejoiced at the sight of the Orissan deities Kñéra-cora Gopénätha and Säkñé Gopäla. (17) nirdanòi-sannyäsé särvabhauma-kåpämoya swänanda-äswädänandé sarva-sukhäçroya 17) He became a sannyäsé without a danòa (due to Lord Nityänanda's breaking it in three parts and throwing it in the Bhargé River), and is full of mercy for Särvabhauma Bhaööäcärya. He is ecstatic by tasting the bliss of Himself in the form of Kåñëa, and He is the resting place of all universal happiness. (18) puraöa-sundara väsudeva-träna-kartä rämänanda-sakhä bhaööa-kula-kleça-hartä 18) He is beautiful like molten gold, and He delivered the leper Väsudeva. He is the intimate friend of Rämänanda Räy, and the remover of all miseries from the family of Vyeìkaöa Bhaööa. Part 7 (19) bauddha-jain-mäyävädi-kutarka-khanòana dakñina-pävana bhakti-grantha-uddhäraëa 19) He is the refuter of the atheistic arguments of the Buddhists, Jains, and Mäyävädés. He is the savior of South India, and He has brought to light the two devotional literatures, Kåñëa-karnämåta and Brahma-saàhitä. (20) äläla-darçanänandé rathägra-nartaka gajapati-träna devänanda-uddhäraka 20) He became ecstatic at the sight of the deity Älälanätha, and He danced in front of the Jagannätha cart during the Ratha-yäträ festival. He delivered Gajapati Pratäpa-Rudra, and was the savior of Devänanda Panòita. (21) kuliyä-prakäçe duñöa paòuyära träna rüpa-sanäntana-bandhu sarva-jéva-präna 21) By His appearance at Kuliyä He delivered the ill-behaved student community there. He is the friend of Rüpa and Sanätana Goswämé, and the life of all souls. Part 8 (22) båndäbanänanda-mürti balabhadra-saìgé yavana-uddhäré bhaööa-ballabhera raìgé 22) He is the personification of bliss in the transcendental realm of Våndävana, and He is the companion and friend of Balabhadra Bhaööäcärya. On His return from Våndävana He delivered many Mohammedans, and He is very fond of intimate exchanges with Vallabha Bhaööa. (23) käçébäsi-sannyäsé-uddhäré prema-dätä markaöa-vairägé-danòé ä-canòäla-trätä 23) He delivered the Mäyävädé sannyäsés of Käçé, and He is the bestower of love of God. He is the chastiser of the false renunciates (called markaöa-vairägés for being like monkeys), and He is the savior of everyone down to the lowest class of men. (24) bhaktera gaurava-käré bhakta-präna-dhana haridäsa-raghunätha-swarüpa-jévana 24) He is the glorifier of His devotees, and is the treasured wealth of their lives. He is the very life of such devotees as Haridäsa Öhäkura, Raghunätha Däsa Goswämé, and Svarüpa Dämodara. (25) nadéyä-nagare nitäi nece' nece' gäy re bhakativinoda tä'r poòe raìga-päy re 25) Oh! In the towns and villages of Nadéyä, Lord Nityänanda dances and dances ecstatically while singing these divine names, and Bhaktivinoda falls down at His reddish lotus feet. Oh! Song 2 (1) jaya godruma-pati gorä nitäi-jévana, advaitera dhana, våndävana-bhäva-vibhorä gadädhara-präna, çréväsa-çaraëa, kåñëa-bhakta-mänasa-corä 1) All glories to Lord Gaura, the master of Godruma! He is the very life of Lord Nityänanda, the treasure of Çré Advaita, and He is always overwhelmed with the ecstatic moods of Våndävana. He is the life-breath of Gadädhara Panòita, the shelter of Çréväsa Panòita, and the thief of the hearts of all the devotees of Lord Kåñëa. Song 3 (1) kali-yuga-pävana viçvambhara gauòa-citta-gagaëa-çaçadhara kértana-vidhätä, para-prema-dätä, çacé-suta puraöa-sundara 1) Lord Viçvambhara is the savior of the age of Kali, the full moon in the sky of the hearts of Bengal, the inaugurator of congregational chanting, the bestower of transcendental ecstatic love, the beloved son of Mother Çacé, and He has a pure golden complexion. Song 4 (1) kåñëa-caitanya advaita prabhu nityänanda gadädhara çréniväsa muräri mukunda svarüpa-rüpa-sanätana-puré-rämänanda 1) (Please chant these holy names of the Lord and His personal associates): Kåñëa-Caitanya, Advaita, Prabhu Nityänanda, Gadädhara, Çréniväsa, Muräri, Mukunda, Svarüpa, Rüpa, Sanätana, Puré, and Rämänanda.

Chapter 4. Transcendental Knowledge TEXT 7 yada yada hi dharmasya glanir bhavati bharata abhyutthanam adharmasya tadatmanam srjamy aham SYNONYMS yada--whenever; yada--wherever; hi--certainly; dharmasya--of religion; glanih--discrepancies; bhavati--manifested, becomes; bharata--O descendant of Bharata; abhyutthanam--predominance; adharmasya--of irreligion; tada--at that time; atmanam--self; srjami--manifest; aham--I. TRANSLATION Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O descendant of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion--at that time I descend Myself. PURPORT The word srjami is significant herein. Srjami cannot be used in the sense of creation, because, according to the previous verse, there is no creation of the Lord's form or body, since all of the forms are eternally existent. Therefore, srjami means that the Lord manifests Himself as He is. Although the Lord appears on schedule, namely at the end of the Dvapara-yuga of the twenty-eighth millennium of the eighth Manu in one day of Brahma, still He has no obligation to adhere to such rules and regulations because He is completely free to act in many ways at His will. He therefore appears by His own will whenever there is a predominance of irreligiosity and a disappearance of true religion. Principles of religion are laid down in the Vedas, and any discrepancy in the matter of properly executing the rules of the Vedas makes one irreligious. In the Bhagavatam it is stated that such principles are the laws of the Lord. Only the Lord can manufacture a system of religion. The Vedas are also accepted as originally spoken by the Lord Himself to Brahma, from within his heart. Therefore, the principles of dharma, or religion, are the direct orders of the Supreme Personality of Godhead (dharmam tu saksad bhagavat-pranitam). These principles are clearly indicated throughout the Bhagavad-gita. The purpose of the Vedas is to establish such principles under the order of the Supreme Lord, and the Lord directly orders, at the end of the Gita, <font color="red"> that the highest principle of religion is to surrender unto Him only, and nothing more. </font color> The Vedic principles push one towards complete surrender unto Him; and, whenever such principles are disturbed by the demoniac, the Lord appears. From the Bhagavatam we understand that Lord Buddha is the incarnation of Krsna who appeared when materialism was rampant and materialists were using the pretext of the authority of the Vedas. Although there are certain restrictive rules and regulations regarding animal sacrifice for particular purposes in the Vedas, people of demonic tendency still took to animal sacrifice without reference to the Vedic principles. Lord Buddha appeared to stop this nonsense and to establish the Vedic principles of nonviolence. Therefore each and every avatara, or incarnation of the Lord, has a particular mission, and they are all described in the revealed scriptures. <font color="blue"> No one should be accepted as an avatara unless he is referred to by scriptures. </font color> It is not a fact that the Lord appears only on Indian soil. He can advent Himself anywhere and everywhere, and whenever He desires to appear. In each and every incarnation, He speaks as much about religion as can be understood by the particular people under their particular circumstances. But the mission is the same--to lead people to God consciousness and obedience to the principles of religion. Sometimes He descends personally, and sometimes He sends His bona fide representative in the form of His son, or servant, or Himself in some disguised form. The principles of the Bhagavad-gita were spoken to Arjuna, and, for that matter, to other highly elevated persons, because he was highly advanced compared to ordinary persons in other parts of the world. Two plus two equals four is a mathematical principle that is true both in the beginner's arithmetic class and in the advanced class as well. Still, there are higher and lower mathematics. In all incarnations of the Lord, therefore, the same principles are taught, but they appear to be higher and lower in varied circumstances. The higher principles of religion begin with the acceptance of the four orders and the four statuses of social life, as will be explained later. The whole purpose of the mission of incarnations is to arouse Krsna consciousness everywhere. Such consciousness is manifest and nonmanifest only under different circumstances. _____________

Ok One moment you say you believe Srila Prabhupada, next you reject what he says, what you are saying prabhu /images/graemlins/confused.gif

Shiva Himself, is among those beings that are in charge to bring Sai Baba to Naraka-loka, to the place where Yamaraj deva is punishing the asuras/rebells. -- Hey Fredo, Hope your right. We don't need false Gods being worshipped/