Chaitanya Bhagavata
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Initially, the Chaitanya Bhagavata was named Chaitanya Mangala. Krishnadasa Kaviraja also mentioned this work by this name. According to the Premavilasa of Narottama Dasa, when it was discovered that the poet Lochana Dasa had also written a work with this title, the leading members of the Vaishnava community in Vrindavan met and decided that Vrindavana Dasa's book would be known as the Chaitanya Bhagavata with Lochana Dasa's book remaining as the Chaitanya Mangala.[1]
Divisions
The Chaitanya Bhagavata is divided into three parts: the Adi-khanda, Madhya-khanda and Antya-khanda:
- Adi-khanda
The Adi-khanda consists of sixteen adhyayas (chapters). It deals with the socio-religious situation of
- Madhya-khanda
The Madhya-khanda consists of twenty-seven adhyayas (chapters). It narrates Chaitanya's growing external displays of devotion, the disciples which join his devotional creed, the conversion of the debauchees Jagai and Madhai, and Chaitanya's civil disobedience movement against the Muslim Chand Kazi who tries to stop the congregational chanting of the names of Krishna.
- Antya-khanda
The Antya-khanda consists of ten adhyayas (chapters). It portrays Chaitanya's acceptance of
In two of the manuscripts of the Chaitanya Bhagavat, three additional chapters are found at the end of the Antya-khanda, which are not accepted as the part of the original text by most of the modern scholars.[2]
Importance
The Chaitanya Bhagavata (similarly to the
The Bhagavata has been praised for its simplicity in that it does not cross into the ontological nuances that are found in
Scholars are of the opinion that
Notes
- ISBN 81-7066-966-9, p.261
- ISBN 81-7066-966-9, p.269
- ^ pṛthivī-parjanta jata āche deŝa-grāma sarvatra sañcāra hoibek mora nāma, C.Bh. Antya 4.126
- ^ Vedic Encyclopedia, Library
References
- Sri Chaitanya-bhagavata (Bengali), Published by Sri Chaitanya Matha, Mayapura, W.Bengal, 1993
- Stewart, Tony K (2012). "Chaitanya Bhagavata". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- Bhaktivedanta Archives
- Sri Caitanya Bhagavata Read On-Line or Download
- Sri Caitanya Bhagavata with the commentaries by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Listen or download the complete audiobook