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This account originally appeared in a short work by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura entitled “Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu: His Life and Precepts.” …

Caitanya Mahāprabhu was born in Māyāpur, in the town of Nadia, just after sunset on the evening of the 23rd …

Most of His contemporary biographers have mentioned certain anecdotes regarding Caitanya, which are simple records of His early miracles. It …

Another miraculous act has been related. It is said that a brāhmaṇa on pilgrimage became a guest in His house, …

It has also been stated that two thieves stole away the lad from His father’s door with a view to …

Another miraculous act has been described of the lad’s demanding and getting from Hiraṇya and Jagadīśa all the offerings they …

In His eighth year, He was admitted into the tola [school] of Gaṅgādāsa Paṇḍita, in Gaṅgānagara, close by the village …

Now, after His tenth year, Caitanya became a passable scholar in grammar, rhetoric, the smṛti and nyāya. It was after …

It was at the age of fourteen or fifteen that Mahāprabhu was married to Lakṣmīdevī, the daughter of Vallabhācārya, also …

It was at this time that He preached Vaiṣṇavism at intervals. After teaching him the principles of Vaiṣṇavism, He ordered …

He was now so renowned that He was considered to be the best paṇḍita in Nadia. Keśava Miśra of Kashmir, …

It was at the age of sixteen or seventeen that He traveled to Gayā with a host of His students …

It was at this time that He opened a nocturnal school of kīrtana in the compound of Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita with …

The first mandate that He issued to Prabhu Nityānanda and Haridāsa was this: “Go, friends, go through the streets of …

The people of Nadia were now surprised. They said, “Nimāi Paṇḍita is not only a gigantic genius but is certainly …

This was brought to Mahāprabhu’s notice. He ordered the townspeople to appear in the evening, each with a torch in …

It was after this that some of the jealous and low-minded brāhmaṇas of Kulia picked a quarrel with Mahāprabhu and …

After His sannyāsa, He was induced to visit the house of Advaita Prabhu in Śāntipura. Advaita managed to invite all …

The holy son fell at the feet of His beloved mother and said, “Mother! This body is yours, and I …

His biographers have described the journey of Kṛṣṇa Caitanya (that was the name He got after His sannyāsa) from Śāntipura …