Primary Scriptures
1 source- Primary texts of Hinduscriptural / devotional
Caitanya MahÄprabhu of Nabadwip
Tradition: Hindu / Vaishnava / GauįøÄ«ya
The Place
- Location: Nabadwip, Nadia (23.4073Ā°N, 88.3692Ā°E) West Bengal
- Historical: 1486 CE birth; Nabadwip pilgrimage tradition from 16th c.
Story
ÅrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu (1486ā1534 CE) was born in Nabadwip (West Bengal) ā the central town of the Bengali Bhakti movement. In GauįøÄ«ya theology, Caitanya IS Krishna himself, returned to earth to teach the nÄma-saį¹ kÄ«rtana (singing Krishna's name). His saį¹ kÄ«rtana-movement transformed Bengali culture and is the spiritual ancestor of ISKCON globally. His birthplace (MÄyÄpur, across the Ganges from Nabadwip) is now an ISKCON world-center; the CandranÄtha-dvÄ«pa temple in Nabadwip is the original Caitanya site. The annual Dola PÅ«rį¹imÄ / Gaura PÅ«rį¹imÄ (his birth-tithi) draws a million pilgrims.
Worship & Mantra
Hare Kį¹į¹£į¹a Hare Kį¹į¹£į¹a Kį¹į¹£į¹a Kį¹į¹£į¹a Hare Hare / Hare RÄma Hare RÄma RÄma RÄma Hare Hare
Festival Cycle
- Gaura PÅ«rį¹imÄ (Caitanya's birth-anniversary) (PhÄlguna (FebāMar), 7 days)
Why This Entry Matters
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šŖ Worship Procedures
- Daily rites
- ā¢ aaratiā¢ abhishekaā¢ naivedya
- Puja sequence
- water/milk abhisheka
- flowers
- prasadam
š Principal Temples
- Main shrine of Caitanya MahÄprabhu of Nabadwip1486 CE birth; Nabadwip pilgrimage tradition from 16th c.š Nabadwip, Nadia, West Bengal, IndiaFestivals: Gaura PÅ«rį¹imÄ (Caitanya's birth-anniversary)Caitanya ā the Bhakti-movement founder-saint, incarnation of Krishna
š Festivals
- Gaura PÅ«rį¹imÄ (Caitanya's birth-anniversary)PhÄlguna (FebāMar) Ā· 7 days
š Primary Scriptural Sources
- Primary texts of Hindu
Sources & provenance
- šPrimary sourceKrishnadasa Kaviraja. Chaitanya Charitamrita (1615)
- šScholarly sourceBook
