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. MADHYA-LILA
  2. Organisation

Teachings to Rupa Goswami

[Madhya 19]

PreviousRupa and Sanatana’s EscapeNextTeachings to Sanatana Goswami

Last updated 1 year ago

During the ten-day discourse, Shri Chaitanya taugh Rupa Goswami the most confidential truths about bhakti-yoga:

[-]

The rarity of devotional service – innumerable living entities are transmigrating between different species of life, and only a rare soul becomes a devotee of Krishna.

[-]

The seed of devotion – a greatly fortunate soul attains the seed of devotion (bhakti-lata-bija) through the divine mercy of guru and Krishna (guru-krishna prasada). Shri Chaitanya explains how this seed sprouts and fructifies over time, provided it is carefully cultivated and protected.

[-]

Pure devotional service – the definition, practice and characteristics of pure devotion for Krishna are extensively described. This divine love (prema) manifests in different stages, and Shri Chaitanya further describes the different components of it.

Relationship with Krishna – Shri Chaitanya discusses the five primary relationships with Krishna, offers examples, and outlines the unique nature of vraja-bhakti (the loving devotion of Vrindavana’s residents) which is free from awe and reverence.

Although he desired to stay longer, Rupa was instructed by Shri Chaitanya to leave for Vrindavana, so he could begin laying foundations for the sankirtan movement. Meanwhile, Shri Chaitanya travelled onwards to Varanasi to meet Sanatana Goswami.

-]

[-]

[19.183
19.236
19.237
19.254
19.135
19.150
19.151
19.163
19.164
19.182
Sanatana arrived at Chandrasekhar’s home in a dishevelled state and humbly submitted himself before Shri Chaitanya. For the next two months, the Lord personally instructed Sanatana Goswami in the science of devotion.