Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu predicted

[Pankaja_Dasa 1]

 

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<font face="Times" size="5"><h2>Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu predicted</h2> </font>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<h3><font face="Times" size="3">Sruti: (alphabetic order)</font></h3>

 

 

 

<h4>Atharva Veda, third khanda, Brahma-vibhaga </h4>

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Translation

 

"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."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<h3>Caitanya Upanisad of Atharva Veda

 

(the whole text of 19 verses)</h3>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<h4>Chandogya Upanisad 8.1.1 of Sama Veda </h4>

 

 

 

atra brahma-puram nama

 

pundarikam yad ucyate

 

tad evasta-dalam padma

 

sannibham puram adbhutam

 

 

 

Translation

 

In that place [where Sri Caitanya appears] is a wonderful city like an eight-petal

lotus flower.

 

{commentary of Bhaktivinoda Thakura}

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<h4>Chandogya Upanisad 8.1.2</h4>

 

 

tan-madhye daharam saksat

 

mayapuramitiryate

 

tatra vesma bhagavatas

 

caitanyasya paratmanah

 

tasmin yas tv 'antarakaso

 

hy antar-dvipah sa ucyate

 

 

 

Translation

 

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)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<h4>Krsna Upanisad 2.6</h4>

 

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

 

 

 

Translation

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<h4>Mundaka Upanisad 3.1.3 of Atharva Veda</h4>

 

 

yada pasyah pasyate rukma-varnam

 

kartaram isam purusam brahma-yonim

 

 

 

Translation

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<h4>Purusa-bodhini Upanisad of Atharva Veda</h4>

 

 

 

saptame gaura-varna-visnor ity

 

anena sva-saktya caikyam etya

 

prantepratar avatirya saha

 

svaih sva-manum siksayati

 

 

 

Translation

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<h4>Svetasvatara Upanisad 3.12 of Yajur Veda</h4>

 

 

 

 

mahan prabhur vai purusah

 

sattvasyaisa pravartakah

 

sunirmalam imam praptim

 

isano jyotir avyayah

 

 

 

 

 

Translation

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<h3>Smrti:</h3>

 

 

 

<h4>Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.9.38</h4>

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Translation

 

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.,

 

{Prahlada Maharaja speaks to Lord Nrsimhadeva}

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<h4>Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.8.13</h4>

 

 

 

asan varnas trayo hy asya

 

grhnato 'nuyugam tanuh

 

suklo raktas tatha pita

 

idanim krsnatam gatah

 

 

 

Translation

 

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.

 

{Gargamuni speaks to Nanda Maharaja}

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<h4>Srimad-Bhagavatam 11.5.32</h4>

 

 

 

krsna-varnam tvisakrsnam

 

sangopangastra-parsadam

 

yajnaih sankirtana-prayair

 

yajanti hi su-medhasah

 

 

 

Translation

 

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.

 

{Karabhajana Muni speaks to King Nimi}

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<h4>Srimad-Bhagavatam 11.5.33</h4>

 

 

 

dhyeyam sada paribhava-ghnam abhista-doham

 

tirthaspadam siva-virinci-nutam saranyam

 

bhrtyarti-ham pranata-pala bhavabdhi-potam

 

vande maha-purusa te caranaravindam

 

 

 

Translation

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<h4>Srimad-Bhagavatam 11.5.34</h4>

 

 

 

tyaktva su-dustyaja-surepsita-rajya-laksmim

 

dharmistha arya-vacasa yad agad aranyam

 

maya-mrgam dayitayepsitam anvadhavad

 

vande maha-purusa te caranaravindam

 

 

 

Translation

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<h4>Agni Purana</h4>

 

 

 

prasantatma lamba-kanthas

 

gaurangas ca suravrtah

 

 

 

Translation

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<h4>Bhavisya Purana</h4>

 

 

 

 

 

anadasru-kala-roma

 

harsa-purnam tapo-dhana

 

sarve mam eva draksyanti

 

kalau sannyasa-rupinam

 

 

 

Translation

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<h4>Brahma Purana</h4>

 

 

 

kaleh prathama-sandhyayam

 

gaurango 'ham mahi-tale

 

bhagirathi-tate bhumni

 

bhavisyami sanatanah

 

 

 

Translation

 

In the first sandhya of the Kali-yuga I will reveal My eternal golden form by the

Ganges' shore on the earth.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<h4>Devi Purana</h4>

 

 

 

nama-siddhanta-sampati

 

prakasana-parayanah

 

kvacit sri-krsna-caitanya

 

nama loke bhavisyati

 

 

 

Translation

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<h4>Garuda Purana</h4>

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Translation

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Translation

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

kalina dahyamananam

 

paritranaya tanu-bhrtam

 

janma prathama-sandhyayam

 

karisyami dvijatisu

 

 

 

Translation

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

aham purno bhavisyami

 

yuga-sandhau visesatah

 

mayapure navadvipe

 

bhavisyami saci-sutah

 

 

 

Translation

 

In My original spiritual form, perfect and complete, I will become the son of

Sacidevi in Navadvipa-Mayapura at the beginning of Kali-yuga.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

kaleh prathama-sandhyayam

 

laksmi-kanto bhavisyati

 

daru-brahma-samipa-sthah

 

sannyasi gaura-vigrahah

 

 

 

Translation

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<h4>Kurma Purana</h4>

 

 

kalina dahyamanam

 

uddhararaya tanu-bhrtam

 

janma prathama sandhyayam

 

bhavisyati dvijalaye

 

 

 

Translation

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<h4>Mahabharata, Dana-dharma-parva ch. 189</h4>

 

 

suvarna-varno hemango

 

varangas candanangadi

 

sannyasa-krc chamah santo

 

nistha-santi-parayanah

 

 

 

Translation

 

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.

 

{Vaisampayana Muni speaks}

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<h4>Markandeya Purana</h4>

 

 

 

golokam ca parityajya

 

lokanam trana-karanat

 

kalau gauranga-rupena

 

lila-lavanya-vigrahah

 

 

 

Translation

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<h4>Matsya Purana</h4>

 

 

 

mundo gaurah su-dirghangas

 

tri-srotas-tira-sambhavah

 

dayaluh kirtana-grahi

 

bhavisyami kalau-yuge

 

 

 

Translation

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<h4>Narada-pancaratra, Bala-Krsna- sahasra-nama-stotra</h4>

 

 

 

bhakti-priyo bhakti-data, damodara ibhas-patih

 

indra-darpa-haro 'nanto, nityananda-cid-atmakah

 

 

 

Translation

 

The Supreme Personality of Godhead is known by the names Bhakti-priya,

Bhakti-data, Damodara, Ibhas-pati, Indra-darpa-hara, Ananta, Nityananda-cid-atmaka.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<h4>Narada Purana</h4>

 

 

 

divija bhuvi jayadhvam

 

jayadhvam bhakta-rupinah

 

kalau sankirtanarambhe

 

bhavisyami saci-sutah

 

 

 

Translation

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

aham eva kalau vipra (or dvijasresthah)

 

nityam pracchanna-vigrahah

 

bhagavad-bhakta-rupena

 

lokam raksami sarvada

 

 

 

Translation

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<h4>Nrsimha Purana</h4>

 

 

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

 

 

 

Translation

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<h4>Padma Purana</h4>

 

 

kaleh prathama-sandhyayam

 

gaurango 'ham mahi-tale

 

bhagirathi-tate ramye

 

bhavisyami saci-sutah

 

 

 

Translation

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

yatra yogesvarah saksad

 

yogi-cintyo janardanah

 

caitanya-vapur aste vai

 

sandranandatmakah prabhuh

 

 

 

Translation

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<h4>Skanda Purana</h4>

 

 

 

antah-krsno bahir-gaurah

 

sangopangastra-parsadah

 

sacigarbhe samapna yat

 

maya-manusa-karma-krt

 

 

 

Translation

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<h4>Vamana Purana</h4>

 

 

kali-ghora-tamascchannan

 

sarvan acara-varjitan

 

saci garbhe ca sambhuya

 

tarayisyami narada

 

 

 

Translation

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<h4>Varaha Purana</h4>

 

 

 

aham eva dvija-srestho

 

lila-pracurya-vigrahah

 

bhagavad-bhakta-rupena

 

lokan raksami sarvada

 

 

 

Translation

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<h4>Vayu Purana</h4>

 

 

 

mundo gaurah sudirghangas

 

trisrotastira-sambhavah

 

dayaluh kirtanagrahi

 

bhavisyami kalau yuge

 

kalau sankirtanarambhe

 

bhavisyami saci-sutah

 

 

 

Translation

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

suddho gaurah-su-dirghango

 

ganga-tira-samudbhavah

 

dayaluh-kirtana-grahi

 

bhavisyami kalau yuge

 

 

 

Translation

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Translation

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<h4>an Upapurana</h4>

 

 

aham eva kvacid-brahman

 

sannyasa-asrama-asritah

 

haribhaktim grahayami

 

kalau papa-hatan-naran

 

 

 

Translation

 

I, the Supreme Brahman, sometimes appear as a sannyasi. I am preaching the

Hari-bhakti which destroys the sins of people in Kali-yuga.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<h3>Ananta-samhita:</h3>

 

 

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

 

 

 

Translation

 

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

 

 

 

Translation

 

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

 

 

 

Translation

 

"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

 

 

 

Translation

 

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

 

 

 

Translation

 

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

 

 

 

Translation

 

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

 

 

 

Translation

 

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

 

 

 

Translation

 

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

 

 

 

Translation

 

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

 

 

 

Translation

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<h4>Brahma-yamala tantra</h4>

 

 

athavaham dhara-dhamni

 

bhutva mad-bhakta-rupa-dhrk

 

mayayam ca bhavisyami

 

kalau sankirtanagame

 

 

 

Translation

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

gaurangam gaura-diptangam

 

pathet stotram krtanjalih

 

nanda-gopa-sutam caiva

 

namasyami gadagrajam

 

 

 

Translation

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

kalau prathama-sandhyayam

 

hari-nama-pradayakah

 

bhavisyati navadvipe

 

saci-garbhe janardanah

 

 

 

Translation

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<h4>Jaimini-bharata</h4>

 

 

anyavatara bahavah

 

sarve sadharana matah

 

kalau krsnavataras tu

 

gudhah sannyasa-vesa-dhrk

 

 

 

Translation

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<h4>Kapila tantra</h4>

 

 

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

 

 

 

Translation

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<h4>Krsna-yamala tantra</h4>

 

 

aham purno bhavisyami

 

yuga-sandhau visesatah

 

mayapure navadvipe

 

varam ekam saci-sutah

 

 

 

Translation

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

punya-ksetre navadvipe

 

bhavisyami saci-sutah

 

 

 

Translation

 

I shall appear in the holy land of Navadvipa as the son of Sacidevi.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

iti matva krpa-sindhur

 

amsena krpaya harih

 

prasanno bhakta-rupena

 

kalav avatarisyati

 

 

 

Translation

 

Thinking in this way, Lord Krsna, who is an ocean of mercy, mercifully decided

to appear as a devotee in Kali-yuga.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

gauranga nada gambhirah

 

svanamamrta lalasah

 

dayaluh kirtana grahi

 

bhavisyati saci-sutah

 

 

 

Translation

 

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

 

 

 

Translation

 

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

 

 

 

Translation

 

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)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<h4>Urdhvamnaya tantra</h4>

 

 

kalau purandarat sacyam

 

gaura-rupo vibhu smrtah

 

 

 

Translation

 

In Kali-yuga I will appear in a golden form as the son of Purandara and Sacidevi.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

navadvipa-samam sthanam

 

sri-gauranga-samah prabhuh

 

krsna-prema-sama praptir

 

nasti durge kadacana

 

 

 

Translation

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<h4>Visnu-yamala tantra</h4>

 

 

krsna-caitanya-namna ye

 

kirttayanti sakrnnarah

 

nanaparadha-muktas te

 

punanti sakalam jagat

 

 

 

Translation

 

A person who even once chants the name of Krsna Caitanya becomes free from

all offenses and purifies the whole universe.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<h4>Yoga-vasistha</h4>

 

 

kaleh prathama-sandhyayam

 

gaurango 'sau mahi-tale

 

bhagirathi-tate ramye

 

bhavisyati sanatanah

 

 

 

Translation

 

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.

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**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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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