Adapted from Shri Chaitanya Charitamrita Madhya lila chapter 16 onwards: When Sri Caitanya Mahäprabhu wanted to go to Vrndavana, Ramananda Raya and Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya indirectly presented many obstructions. In due course of time, all the devotees of Bengal visited Jagannatha Puri for the third year. This time, all the wives of the Vaisnavas brought many […]
Maharaja Prataparudra made various arrangements for Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s trip to Vrndavana.. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu requested Gadadhara Pandita to return to Nilacala, Jagannatha Puri, but he did not abide by this order. From Kataka, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu again requested Gadadhara Pandita to return to Nilacala, and He bade farewell to Ramananda Raya from Bhadraka. After […]
Lord Chaitanya on his way to jharikhand is said to have come to Dhenkanal. He came to dhenkanal unknown to many along with Ballabhadra bhattacharya. Jharikhanda forest being very large included a large area within states of Jharkhand , Odisha and west Bengal. Part of Dhankanal was within the jharikhanda forest. Chaitanya Charitamrita : Lord […]
On the order of Lord Chaitanya, Sanatana goswami travelled from Puri to Vrindavan. Traveling once again through the dense Jharikhanda forest (this time with the notes kept by Balabhadra Bhattacharya, who documented the exact path taken by Shri Chaitanya), and then through Benares and Prayag, Sanatana came to Vrindavan. When he arrived, there were still […]