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CC Ādi Foreword
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, by Śrīla Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī, is the principal work on the life and teachings of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya …
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Caitanya Mahāprabhu is thus a figure of great historical significance. However, our conventional method of historical analysis — that of …
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At a time when, in the West, man was directing his explorative spirit toward studying the structure of the physical …
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The chief historical sources for the life of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya are the kaḍacās (diaries) kept by Murāri Gupta and …
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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta is divided into three sections, called līlās, a word that literally means “pastimes” — the Ādi-līlā (recounting the …
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The first twelve chapters of the Ādi-līlā constitute the preface for the entire work. By referring to Vedic scriptural evidence, …
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The author also proves that Caitanya Mahāprabhu is identical to Lord Kṛṣṇa and explains that He descends to liberally grant …
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The Madhya-līlā, the longest of the three divisions, narrates in detail Lord Caitanya’s extensive and eventful travels throughout India as …
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The Antya-līlā concerns the last eighteen years of Śrī Caitanya’s presence, spent in semiseclusion near the famous Jagannātha temple in …
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The author of this great classic, Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī, born around the beginning of the sixteenth century, was a disciple …
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By this time, contemporary and near-contemporary scholars and devotees had already written several biographical works on the life of Śrī …
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Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī commenced work on the text at a very advanced age and in failing health, as he vividly …