Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Jayanti 2024: Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s birth anniversary will also be celebrated on Holi on 25 March 2024. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was born in a village called Navadweep (now Mayapur) in Bengal in Samvat 1407 on the day of Holika Dahan on Phalgun Purnima.
Followers of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu celebrate this full moon day as Gaurav Purnima. In Bengal Vaishnav tradition, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is considered to be the incarnation of Shri Krishna. Let us know who is Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, his history and interesting facts.
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s birth was miraculous (Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Birth story)
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was born as the 9th child in the house of Shri Jagannath Mishra and Shachi Devi on the day of Phalguna Purnima in Samvat 1407. Usually a child is born after staying in the mother’s womb for 9 months, but the birth of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is considered miraculous and mysterious. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was born after staying in his mother’s womb for 13 months. He was named Vishwambhar.
Astrology’s prediction came true after birth
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s parents had eight daughters but they died as soon as they were born. After this, when Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was born, looking at his horoscope, astrology had predicted that this child would become a great man and would be interested in devotion to Krishna. Chaitanya Prabhu laid the foundation stone of Gaudiya sect of Vaishnavas. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu also started the Harinam Sankirtan movement to unite mankind. Harinam was propagated everywhere.
Abandoned family at 24 years
When Chaitanya Mahaprabhu came to adolescence, he accepted Shri Krishna as his everything and at the age of 24, he left his family and became a Sanyasi. He preached the message of Lord Krishna. Chanting the names of Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu used to perform leelas and dances engrossed in the love of Shri Krishna. Seeing Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s devotion, love and feelings towards Shri Krishna, many became his disciples.
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu had laid the foundation of Gaudiya sect of Vaishnavas. He had two wives, when the first wife died due to snake bite, he had to marry a second time to carry forward the dynasty. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu spent some of the last moments of his life in Vrindavan.
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