LORD CAITANYA, THE INCARNATION FOR THE AGE OF KALI

Lord Caitanya always chants the holy name of Krsna and describes it also, and because He is Krsna Himself, whoever meets Him will automatically chant the holy name of Krsna and later describe it to others. He injects one with transcendental Krsna consciousness, which merges the chanter in transcendental bliss. Simply by seeing Lord Caitanya a person at once remembers Lord Krsna. One may therefore accept Him as visnu-tattva. In other words, Lord Caitanya is Krsna Himself. His body is always decorated with ornaments of sandalwood and with sandalwood paste. By His superexcellent beauty He subdues all the people of this age. In other descents the Lord sometimes used weapons to defeat the demoniac, but in the age of Kali the Lord subdues them with His all-attractive figure as Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He is so kind that He is distributing freely love of Krsna, Everyone should be attracted more and more to His lotus feet, as humming bees are attracted to a lotus flower. Lord Caitanya taught Krsna consciousness and chanted the name of Krsna. Therefore, to worship Lord Caitanya, everyone should together chant the maha-mantra - Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.

LORD CAITANYA REVEALS THE UNIVERSAL FORM

One day Advaita Acarya Prabhu requested Caitanya Mahaprabhu to display the universal form He had very kindly shown Arjuna. Lord Caitanya agreed to this proposal, and Advaita Prabhu was fortunate enough to see the universal form of the Lord.

LORD CAITANYA'S DEEP ECSTATIC FEELINGS

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu used to remain awake throughout the entire night, chanting the Hare Krsna mantra very loudly. After some time, Svarupa Damodara could no longer hear Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu chanting. When he entered the room, he found the three doors locked, but Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was gone. All the devotees were very anxious when they saw that the Lord was not in His room. They wandered about searching for Him with a warning lamp. After searching for some time, they came upon Śri Caitanya Mahaprabhu lying in a corner by the northern side of the Simha-dvăra gate. At first they were overjoyed to see Him, but when they saw His condition, all the devotees, headed by Svarupa Damodara Gosvāmi, were very anxious. Śri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was lying unconscious, and His body had become elongated to five or six cubits. There was no breath from His nostrils. Seeing the Lord's condition, all the devotees were very unhappy. When they saw this, Svarupa Damodara Gosvami and all the other devotees began to chant the holy name of Krsna very loudly into Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's ear. After they had chanted in this way for a long time, the holy name of Krsna entered the heart of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and He suddenly arose with a loud shout of "Haribol!" As soon as the Lord returned to external consciousness, all His joints contracted and His entire body returned to normal.