Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

Chaitanya's Mission - The Universal Religion

Chaitanya's mission was to preach the importance of chanting the holy names of the Lord in this age of Kali (quarrel). In this present age quarrels take place even over trifles, and therefore the sastras have recommended for this age a common platform for realization, namely chanting the holy names of the Lord. People can hold meetings to glorify the Lord in their respective languages and with melodious songs, and if such performances are executed in an offenseless manner, it is certain that the participants will gradually attain spiritual perfection without having to undergo more rigorous methods. At such meetings everyone, the learned and the foolish, the rich and the poor, the Hindus and the Muslims, the Englishmen and the Indians, and the candalas and the brahmanas, can all hear the transcendental sounds and thus cleanse the dust of material association from the mirror of the heart. To confirm the Lord's mission, all the people of the world will accept the holy name of the Lord as the common platform for the universal religion of mankind.[3]

Chaitanya’s Pilgrimages

Chaitanya, along with his friend Nityananda, proceeded towards Orissa. He preached Vaishnavism wherever he went and held 'Sankirtans' or religious gatherings. He attracted thousands of people wherever he went. He stayed for some time at Puri and then proceeded to the south of India.
Gauranga visited the Tirupathi hills, Kancheepuram and the famous Srirangam on the banks of the Cauvery. From Srirangam he proceeded to Madurai, Rameswaram and Kanyakumari. He also visited Udipi, Pandharpur and Nasik. Up north, he visited Vrindavan, bathed in the Yamuna, and in several sacred pools, and visited the various shrines for worship. He prayed and danced in ecstasy to his heart's content. He also visited Nabadwip, his birthplace. At last Gauranga returned to Puri and settled there.[1]


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Das, Subhamoy। Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486–1534) (English) (html) about religion। Retrieved : 8 December, 2015।
  2. Thakura, Bhaktivinoda। Life of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (English) (html) purebhakti.com। Retrieved : 8 December, 2015।
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Das, Subhamoy। Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (English) ISKCON Banglore। Retrieved : 8 December, 2015।