Caitanya Mahāprabhu

tādṛśa-bhāvaṁ bhāvaṁ

tādṛśa-bhāvaṁ bhāvaṁ
prathayitum iha yo’vatāram āyātaḥ |
ādurjana-gaṇa-śaraṇaṁ
sa jayati caitanya-vigrahaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ ||
(Prīti Sandarbha: 429)

“May Kṛṣṇa,
He who descended here [i.e., to this earth]
To distribute bhāva of such nature [i.e., the bhāva of Śrī Rādhā’s sakhīs, as described in the previous verse],
The shelter of [all, including] even depraved persons,
He who has a form of [constituted of] consciousness,
[alt., He who is manifest in the form of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu],
Triumph!”

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anarpita-carīṁ cirāt karuṇayāvatīrṇaḥ kalau

anarpita-carīṁ cirāt karuṇayāvatīrṇaḥ kalau
samarpayitum unnatojjvala-rasāṁ sva-bhakti-śriyam |
hariḥ puraṭa-sundara-dyuti-kadamba-sandīpitaḥ
sadā hṛdaya-kandare sphuratu vaḥ śacī-nandanaḥ ||
(Vidagdha-mādhava-nāṭakam: 1.1.2; cited in Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 1.1.4)

“Having graciously descended in the Age of Kali to bestow in full his own wealth of bhakti [alt., the wealth of bhakti to himself] replete with the most elevated, brilliant rasa [i.e., ujjvala-rasa], which had not been offered since long ago, may [he, the lion-like] Hari, the Son of Śacī, fully radiant with beautiful golden luster, be manifest always in the cave of your heart.”

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yebā nāhi bujhe keha

yebā nāhi bujhe keha śunite śunite seha
ki adbhuta caitanya-carita |
kṛṣṇe upajibe prīti jānibe rasera rīti
śunilei baḍa haya hita ||
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 2.2.87)

“How wonderful! By continuously hearing about Caitanya’s līlā, even someone who does not understand it will develop prīti for Kṛṣṇa and understand the way of rasa. Simply by listening, such great benefit occurs!”

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acintya adbhuta kṛṣṇa-caitanya-vihāra

acintya adbhuta kṛṣṇa-caitanya-vihāra |
citra bhāva, citra guṇa, citra vyavahāra ||
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 1.17.306)

“Kṛṣṇa Caitanya’s play is inconceivable and astonishing. Extraordinary is his bhāva, extraordinary are his qualities, and extraordinary is his behavior.”

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sei kṛṣṇa sei gopī—parama virodha

sei kṛṣṇa sei gopī—parama virodha |
acintya-caritra prabhura—ati sudurbodha ||
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 1.17.304)

“He is Kṛṣṇa, and he is a gopī [i.e., Rādhā]—this is completely contradictory. Prabhu’s character is inconceivable—it is extremely difficult to understand.”

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bibhrad varṇaṁ kim api dahanottīrṇa-sauvarṇa-sāraṁ

bibhrad varṇaṁ kim api dahanottīrṇa-sauvarṇa-sāraṁ
divyākāraṁ kim api kalayan dṛpta-gopāla-mauleḥ |
āviṣkurvan kvacid avasare tat-tad-āścarya-līlāṁ
sākṣād rādhā-madhuripur-vapur bhāti gaurāṅgacandraḥ ||
(Caitanya-candrāmṛta: 109)

“Bearing some [i.e., some sort of indescribable] complexion resembling smelted gold, exhibiting some [i.e., some sort of indescribable] divine [i.e., wonderous] figure of the foremost of radiant cowherds, and on some [i.e., some special] occasions revealing some of his [i.e., that cowherd’s] astonishing līlās, the manifest form of Rādhā and Madhu-ripu [i.e., Kṛṣṇa]—the moon Gaurāṅga—shines.”

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siṁha-skandhaṁ madhura-madhura-smera-gaṇḍa-sthalāntaṁ

siṁha-skandhaṁ madhura-madhura-smera-gaṇḍa-sthalāntaṁ
durvijñeyojjvala-rasa-mayāścarya-nānā-vikāram |
bibhrat kāntiṁ vikaca-kanakāmbhoja-garbhābhirāmām
ekībhūtaṁ vapur avatu vo rādhayā mādhavasya ||
(Caitanya-candrāmṛta: 13; cited in Bhāvanā-sāra-saṅgraha: 1.2)

“Bearing the torso of a lion, a sweet, sweet smile between the sides of his cheeks, various astonishing and incomprehensible transformations of ujjvala-rasa, and luster delightful like the interior of an open golden lotus, may the figure of Mādhava united with Rādhā protect us.”

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rādhā kṛṣṇa-praṇaya-vikṛtir hlādinī-śaktir asmād

rādhā kṛṣṇa-praṇaya-vikṛtir hlādinī-śaktir asmād
ekātmānāv api bhuvi purā deha-bhedaṁ gatau tau |
caitanyākhyaṁ prakaṭam adhunā tad-dvayaṁ caikyam āptaṁ
rādhā-bhāva-dyuti-suvalitaṁ naumi kṛṣṇa-svarūpam ||
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 1.1.5)

“Rādhā is a transformation of Kṛṣṇa’s love, [his] hlādinī-śakti. Although one by nature, they [i.e., Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa] have previously [i.e., beginninglessly] manifested on earth in two distinct forms. Now [i.e., at this stage in the cycle of beginningless time] these two have entered a state of oneness and manifested bearing the name Caitanya. I offer obeisance to [him,] Kṛṣṇa Himself beautifully enveloped with the bhāva and luster of Rādhā.”

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sei kṛṣṇa avatārī vrajendra-kumāra

sei kṛṣṇa avatārī vrajendra-kumāra |
āpane caitanya-rūpe kaila avatāra ||
ataeva caitanya gosāñi para-tattva-sīmā |
tā̐re kṣīrodaśāyī kahi, ki tā̐ra mahimā ||
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 1.2.109–110)

“This Kṛṣṇa, the origin of all avatāras and Prince of Vraja, personally descended in the form of Śrī Caitanya. Therefore, Śrī Caitanya Gosāñi is the ultimate manifestation of the Supreme entity (Para-tattva). If we say he is Kṣīrodaśāyī Viṣṇu, is that his greatness?”

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