The Devotees’ Background During His early preaching in Navadvīpa, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu spread the chanting of the holy names throughout Bengal. Their saṅkīrtana process — dancing…
The Devotee’s Background After receiving the blessings of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu at the Festival of Chipped Rice in Pānīhāṭi, Śrī Raghunātha Dāsa Gosvāmī became completely detached from worldly life.Though born…
The Devotee’s Background Śrī Raghunātha Dāsa Gosvāmī was born into an immensely wealthy family in Bengal. His father and uncle were powerful landowners who served under the Muslim governor of…
The Devotee’s Background Śrī Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura, one of the greatest ācāryas in the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava tradition, lived in Vṛndāvana in the late seventeenth century.He was a scholar of unmatched…
The Devotee’s Background Among the intimate associates of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in Navadvīpa was a physician named Murāri Gupta. Though externally a humble householder and doctor, he was inwardly a…
The Devotee’s Background In the same region of Kūrma-kṣetra, not far from the house of the devotee Kūrma Brāhmaṇa, there lived another learned brāhmaṇa.He was a strict ascetic and scholar,…
The Devotee’s Background During His journey across South India, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited the home of a humble devotee named Kūrma Brāhmaṇa, who lived near the sacred shrine of Kūrma-kṣetra.…
The Devotee’s Background During His travels through South India, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited the holy town of Kūrma-kṣetra, where He delivered many fallen souls through His mercy. In that town…
The Devotee’s Background Among the greatest saints of India stands Śrī Mīrā Bāī, the princess of Mewar and the divine lover of Lord Kṛṣṇa.She was born into royal luxury but…
The Devotee’s Background In the sacred land of Śrī Raṅgam, there lived a divine maiden named Āṇḍāḷ, one of the twelve Āḻvārs—saintly devotees of Lord Viṣṇu celebrated throughout South India.She…