History of Vrindavana
Introduction
The Lord Descends Discovery
of Vrindavana by Lord Chaitanya
Srila Prabhupada
The Sacred River Yamuna Vrindavana
Parikrama
The Six Goswamis Who
is Lord Chaitanya? Who are Radha
and Krishna?
Lord Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu,
the most munificent incarnation of God, was known as the Golden Avatar,
because His bodily complexion was like molten gold. He was the direct
incarnation of Lord Sri Krishna and appeared on earth at the holy place
known as Navadvipa West Bengal only 500 years ago in the year 1486. The
purpose of His divine appearance on earth was to reveal to the world, the yuga-dharma,
or the religion for this age. He also rediscovered the most sacred places of
Vrindavana which had been lost in time. The religious process that Lord
Chaitanya revealed to the world is known as the sankirtana yajna or the
congregational chanting of the Lord's holy names:
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare.
This is the easiest and most sublime process for God
realization and even a child can follow it. In this dark age of Kali-yuga,
intelligent men of the world can get true knowledge about God simply by
performance of this sankirtana-yajna (sacrifice). It was in the year 1515 that
Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu visited Vrindavana, with purpose of locating the lost
holy places associated with Lord Sri Krishna's transcendent pastimes. Lord
Chaitanya wandered through the different sacred forests of Vrindavana in a
spiritual trance of divine love, sometimes laughing, sometimes crying, sometimes
dancing in ecstasy constantly chanting the holy names of Krishna. By His divine
spiritual power, He was able locate all the important places of Lord Krishna's
pastimes in and around Vrindavana. When Lord Chaitanya first arrived in Vraja, He
stayed at brahmana's house in Mathura. He would walk around Vrindavana every day
visiting the sacred places connected with Lord Krishna's pastimes. Later, Lord
Chaitanya moved His residence to Akrura Ghata and would daily visit Imlitala,
where He sat looking at the river Yamuna while chanting Hare Krishna on His
japa
beads constantly shedding tears in an ecstatic mood of divine love. After a few
months, Lord Chaitanya left for Jagannatha Puri and directed two of His dearmost
followers, Rupa and Sanatana Gosvamis to proceed immediately to Vrindavana, not
only to excavate the places of Lord Krishna's pastimes but also to write books on the
science of bhakti yoga, in order to establish the teachings of Lord Chaitanya
for the benefit of all future generations.
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