Caitanya Caritamrta Compact
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  • Welcome to Caitanya Caritamrta Compact Online!
  • The Flow Of Nectar
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Introduction
    • The God who Dances
    • Postgraduate Spirituality
    • A Humble Offering
  • Overview
    • Breakdown of Sri Chaitanya's Life
    • Layout of Book
  • ADI-LILA
    • Invocation
      • Auspicious Prayers
      • A Safe God
      • The Golden Opportunity
      • Five Stars
      • Writing Chaitanya-Charitamrita
      • The Desire Tree
    • Incarnation
      • The Rising Sun
      • Greatness and Sweetness
    • Education
      • Life Lessons
      • The Greatest Scholar
    • Transformation
      • The Turning Point
      • Birth of Kirtan
      • Exhibitions of Divinity
      • Overcoming the Opposition
      • The World is My Family
  • MADHYA-LILA
    • Renunciation
      • Snapshot
      • An Emotional Meeting
      • Lessons on the Road to Puri
      • Sarvabhauma’s Salvation
    • Propagation
      • The South Indian Tour
      • Returning to HQ
      • Preparations for Rathayatra
      • The Ecstatic Festival of Chariots
      • King Prataparudra’s Strong Desire
      • Expanding the Mercy
    • Aspiration
      • An Unfulfilled Aspiration
      • The Journey Home
      • Vraja Mandala Parikrama
    • Organisation
      • Systematic Documentation
      • Rupa and Sanatana’s Escape
      • Teachings to Rupa Goswami
      • Teachings to Sanatana Goswami
      • Essential Instructions to the Goswamis
      • Prakashananda and the Mayavada Sannyasis
  • ANTYA-LILA
    • Appreciation
      • Humility and Empowerment – Rupa Goswami
      • Devotion – Pradyumna Brahmachari
      • Pure Chanting – Haridas Thakur
      • Surrender and Vaishnava Etiquette – Sanatana Goswami
      • Renunciation – Raghunath das Goswami
      • Remembrance of Krishna – Gopinath & Vaninath
      • Service Attitude – Govinda
      • Spontaneous Love - Jagadananda Pandita
      • Following instructions – Raghunath Bhatta Goswami
    • Correction
      • Inappropriate Association - Chota Haridas
      • Dangers of Mayavada Philosophy – Bhagavan Acharya & Bengali poet
      • Criticism and Faultfinding – Damodara Pandita & Ramachandra Puri
      • Superficial Discrimination – Pradyumna Mishra
      • Respecting Teachers – Vallabha Bhatta
    • Intoxication
      • Feelings of Separation
      • Lessons in Eagerness
      • Instances of Ecstacy
    • Instruction
      • Shikshastakam
      • Closing Pastimes
      • Concluding Words
  • APPENDIX
    • Cover
    • Mangalacharana Breakdown
    • Ramananda-Samvada
    • CC Family Tree
    • Shikshastakam Breakdown
    • References & Extra Reading
    • End Notes
    • Shri Chaitanya's Travels
    • The Author
    • Wisdom That Breathes
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Concluding Words

Krishnadasa begins the Chaitanya-Charitamrita with an invocation, philosophically preparing the reader to hear the sweet pastimes of Shri Chaitanya. The next chapters describe the incarnation and education of Nimai, who became renowned as the greatest of scholars. His true purpose, however, was to spread the movement of nama-sankirtan, and this only manifested after a pronounced transformation – initially by His mantra-initiation and later through His sannyasa-initiation.

Now known as Shri Chaitanya, He settled into His life of renunciation, making Jagannatha Puri His headquarters. From here, He journeyed all over India in mass propagation of the sankirtan mission. As years went by, His desire to visit Vrindavana kept growing, until He finally fulfilled that long-cherished aspiration. On His return journey to Jagannatha Puri, Shri Chaitanya strategically met Rupa and Sanatana Goswamis, carefully instructing them on the organisation of the sankirtan mission.

Retiring to Jagannatha Puri for the final years of His life, Shri Chaitanya resided with His devotees, offering appreciation and correction to practically establish the culture of Vaishnavism. After extensively doing that for 6 years, Shri Chaitanya retreated to the house of Kasi Mishra and absorbed Himself in the spiritual intoxication of Shrimati Radharani. In these final days, Shri Chaitanya offered eight stanzas of instruction to carefully guide the future generations in the beautiful process of bhakti.

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