Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
May the Supreme Lord who is known as the son of Śrīmatī Śacī-devī be transcendentally situated in the innermost chambers of your heart. Resplendent with the radiance of molten gold, He has appeared in the Age of Kali by His causeless mercy to bestow what no incarnation has ever offered before: the most sublime and radiant mellow of devotional service, the mellow of conjugal love.
(CC Ādi 1.4)
Then we go to Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s status: sa-advaitaṁ sāvadhūtam. That is also . . . first of all, Advaita Gosāñi, then Nityānanda Mahāprabhu, Prabhu. Mahāprabhu is applicable only to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Others, all prabhus. Ekale īśvara kṛṣṇa āra saba bhṛtya.
(CC Adi 5.142)
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, premā pum-artho mahān: “Love of Godhead is the ultimate benediction for all human beings.”
(CC Adi 7.1 purport)
Therefore Rūpa Gosvāmī offered his first prayer to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu:
- namo mahā-vadānyāya
- kṛṣṇa-prema-pradāya te
- kṛṣṇāya kṛṣṇa-caitanya-
- nāmne gaura-tviṣe namaḥ
- (CC Madhya 19.53)
Such a difficult subject matter: Kṛṣṇa. “You are not only giving Kṛṣṇa, but You are giving kṛṣṇa-prema, love of Kṛṣṇa.” You can meet somebody, some exalted person, you can see, but to become an intimate relationship with such exalted person in love, that is not very easy thing. I can meet the president or some exalted person, but to become in love with him in intimacy, that is not easy job. But Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu distributed this Kṛṣṇa love immediately, anyone. That is Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s, I mean to say, contribution to the human society. If you simply become under the lotus feet of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu, then love of Kṛṣṇa is very easily achieved.
(740302 – Lecture CC Adi 07.02 – Mayapur)
Vrindavan Das Thakur has written this song “Janu Lambita Bahu Jugala”. The official name of this song is Gaurangera Rupa. This song is taken from the book Caitanya Bhagavata. In this song, Vrindavan Das Thakur sings the glories of his worshipable Lords – Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Sri Nityananda Prabhu.
(1)
janu lambita bahu yugala
kanala putali deha
aruna ambara sobhita kalevara
upama deyaba kaha
(2)
hasa vimala bayana kamala
pina hrdaya saje
unnata gima simha jiniya
udara vigraha raje
(3)
carana nakhara ujora sasadhara
kanaya manjari sohe
heri dinamani apana nichaye
rupe jagamana mohe
(4)
kali yugera avatara caitanya nitai
papa pasanda nahi mane
sri krsna caitanya thakura nityananda
vrndavana dasa guna gane
TRANSLATION
(1) His arms extend to His knees and He appears to be like a golden doll. His form is adorned with a cloth that has the color of the rising sun. His beauty is incomparable.
(2) His magnanimous form shines brightly with a beautiful smile radiating from His lotus like face. His large and prominent chest and broad shoulders are even more majestic than a lion’s.
(3) His toe nails are brighter than the full moon and golden anklebells adorn them. Seeing His exquisite beauty to be more brilliant than the sun, the entire world becomes enchanted.
(4) The incarnations for the age of Kali are Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda Prabhu. Without considering whether one is sinful or a miscreant, They distribute Their mercy.Vrindavan Das sings glory of These two personalities: His worshippable Lords Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda Prabhu.