Shri Krishn-Chaitanya Mahaprabhu: The Messenger of Bhakti Yoga

🙏Hare Krishna To All Dear Devotees🙏🙏 .

Gaur Purnima is a significant day for devotees of Lord Krishna as it marks the appearance day of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, also known as Gauranga Mahaprabhu. He was a combined incarnation of Shri RADHAKRISNA, who is widely regarded as one of the most influential personalities in the Bhakti movement. Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is particularly remembered for spreading the chanting of the Hare Krishna Mahamantra, which is said to be the most powerful means of attaining spiritual enlightenment in the current age of Kali. On the occasion of Gaur Purnima, let us delve deeper into the life and teachings of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and understand the significance of his message in today's world.

   Shri krishn-Chaityna mahaprabhu

   (Combined form of RadhaKrishna)

Let us understand the story behind  incarnation :

"When Lord Shri Ram arrived in Ayodhya, Mata Koshalya had special dishes prepared and invited him to have a meal. Shri Ram and Sita  accepted the meal from Mata's hands. Mata Koshalya then asked, "Son, how was the meal?" Ram replied, "Mother, the meal was very delicious, but..." and then fell silent. Even after Mata's repeated inquiries, Ram did not say anything more.

The next day, Mata Kaikayi invited Ram to have a meal, and after finishing the meal, she also asked him the same question. Ram replied, "The meal was good, but..."

This same scene played out again the following day when Mata Sumitra asked Ram about the meal.

Then, after a few days, an invitation for a meal arrived from Mata Sunayana(mother of sita mata), So Shri  Ram and Sita went to janakpuri , and she offered them a meal. When she asked Ram about the meal, he gave the same response as before.

Mata Sita, who had been silent all this time, could not resist asking, "Swami!, what is this 'but' you keep mentioning?"

Ram replied, "It's not that the meal wasn't prepared well, but... there's a taste missing that was present in the bers of Mata Sabari . That taste was something special."

Because in those bers was a sweet anticipation of a devotee to meet his Lord. This is the feeling of devotion that even God felt when he came to earth in human form, and he wanted to experience it. After that Param Parmatma Lord Shri Krishna incarnate himself  in the Dwapara era, his desire to experience this feeling intensified when Lord Krishna experienced the love of his hladini shakti, Shrimati Radha Rani. Because every time Krishna felt that he had understood the love of Shriji, the next moment the love of Kishori Ju would become even more intense. This is because they were the embodiment of the innermost heart energy of Shri Krishna, and even God himself does not know how much love is in his heart. Therefore, in the Kali Yuga, to understand the feeling of love of a devotee towards his God, Krishna incarnated as Shri Krishna-Chaitanya Mahaprabhu to experience the life of Shrimati Radha Rani. This is why they are called Gauranga, in which the body belongs to Shriji and the soul belongs to Lord Krishna. 

Philoshopy of bhaktiYog:

"We are the enjoyed, and Lord Krishna is the enjoyer. When the enjoyed is ready to be enjoy in the enjoyment of the enjoyer, then the enjoyed enjoys more than the enjoyer, to the extent that even the enjoyer wants to become the enjoyed. When the enjoyer wants to become the enjoyed, that becomes Shri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu."

It is  the philosophy of bhakti yoga, which is a spiritual practice that emphasizes devotion to a personal deity, such as Parmatma Lord Shri Krishna. According to this philosophy, the ultimate goal of life is to develop a loving relationship with the divine and to experience spiritual bliss in that relationship.

The idea is that the enjoyed can enjoy more than the enjoyer is the elated to the concept of surrender in BhaktiYog. In this practice, the devotee offers everything to the divine and seeks to serve and please the divine in all activities. By doing so, the devotee experiences a sense of fulfillment and joy that surpasses any material enjoyment.

In conclusion, the practice of Bhakti Yoga holds immense significance in the journey of self-realization and achieving a connection with the divine. The teachings of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu emphasize the importance of this practice, and his life serves as an inspiration to millions of devotees across the world. Through his incarnation, he showed that devotion and love for the divine are the most potent tools for spiritual evolution. Therefore, by embracing the teachings of Bhakti Yoga and following the path of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, we can strive to attain a deeper understanding of ourselves and our relationship with the divine.

-Krishn Das Prakash