Caitanya Caritamrta Compact
Keshava Swami WebsiteFollow @keshavaswamiSupport this work
  • 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
    • Support this work
Powered by GitBook
On this page
  1. APPENDIX

CC Family Tree

PreviousRamananda-SamvadaNextShikshastakam Breakdown

Last updated 7 months ago

Personality
Description
Original Identity

Advaita Acharya

The Vaishnava leader in the Navadvip area who fervently prayed for Shri Chaitanya to descend.

Maha Vishnu / Sadashiva

Gadadhara Pandita

The childhood companion of Shri Chaitanya.

Shrimati Radharani

Gopal Bhatta Goswami

The son of Vyenkata Bhatta, an aristocratic brahmana who met Shri Chaitanya while He travelled in South India.

Guna Manjari

Govinda

The godbrother of Shri Chaitanya who became His personal servant in Jagannatha Puri.

Bhangura (servant of Krishna)

Haridas Thakur

The namacharya – a celebrated Vaishnava who embodied pure chanting of the holy name.

Brahma

+ Prahlada

Ishvara Puri

Disciple of Madhavendra Puri and the initiating spiritual master of Shri Chaitanya.

Jagannatha Mishra

The father of Shri Chaitanya.

Nanda

Jiva Goswami

The nephew of Rupa and Sanatana, who was considered by many scholars to be the greatest philosopher India has ever produced.

Vilasa Manjar

Lakshmipriya

First wife of Shri Chaitanya

Rukmini

Madhavendra Puri

Considered the root of the Gaudiya parampara, his main disciples were Ishvara Puri and Advaita Acharya

Kalpa-Vriksha

(Desire Tree)

Nityananda Prabhu

Was born in Ekachakra, and eventually joined Shri Chaitanya in Navadvip when the sankirtan mission began.

Balaram

Pundarika Vidyanidhi

A disciple of Shri Madhavendra Puri, who became the guru of Gadadhara Pandita and an intimate friend of Svarupa Damodara.

Vrishabhanu

Raghunath Bhatta Goswami

The son of Tapan Mishra who met Shri Chaitanya in East Bengal and eventually joined the Six Goswamis.

Rasa Manjari

Raghunath das Goswami

Was the emblem of renunciation who imparted knowledge of Shri Chaitanya’s life to Krishnadasa Kaviraja Goswami.

Rati Manjari

Ramananda Raya

One of Shri Chaitanya’s most intimate associates, who revealed the topmost conclusions of bhakti.

Arjuna, Visakha

Rupa Goswami

The leader of the Goswamis, who was known as the rasacarya – the authority on transcendental mellows and relationships

Rupa Manjari

Sachimata

The mother of Shri Chaitanya.

Yashoda

Sanatana Goswami

The oldest of the Goswamis, who was formerly a high-ranking government minister and was later jailed for his devotion.

Lavanga Manjari

Shrivas Thakur

The saintly Vaishnava who assisted Shri Chaitanya in organising the daily sankirtan in Navadvip.

Narada Muni

Svarupa Damodara

An intimate sannyasi associate of Shri Chaitanya, who acted as His personal secretary in the final days.

Lalita

Vishnupriya

Second wife of Shri Chaitanya

Bhu-Shakti (1 of the 3 Lakshmis)

Vishvarupa

The brother of Shri Chaitanya

Shankarshana