THE GOLDEN AVATAR
January 4, 2010 by Gauridas Pandit dasa
Filed under Caitanya
Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu appeared during an eclipse on the full moon night of March in Mayapur India about 500 years ago. During eclipses in India it is the custom of the people to go to the holy rivers and chant mantras to invoke auspiciousness. ...Read More
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu: His Life and Precepts
May 14, 2009 by srila-bhaktivinoda-thakura
Filed under Caitanya
The moon was eclipsed at the time of Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s birth, and the people of Nadia were then engaged, as was usual on such occasions, in bathing in the Bhagirathi [Ganges] with loud cheers of Haribol! ...Read More
Who is Lord Caitanya?
February 4, 2009 by srila-prabhupada
Filed under Caitanya
The word caitanya means “living force,” carita means “character,” and amrta means “immortal.” As living entities we can move, but a table cannot because it does not possess living force. Movement and activity may be considered signs or symptoms of the living force. Indeed, it may be said that there can be no activity without the living force. ...Read More
