vraje sthitau gayakau yau madhukantha-madhuvratau mukunda-vasudevau tau dattau gauräìga-gayakau “In Vraja there were two very nice singers named Madhukaëöha and Madhuvrata. They appeared in Caitanya-lélä as Mukunda and Vasudeva Datta, who were singers in the society of Lord Caitanya Mahäprabhu.” (Gaura-gaëoddeça-dépikä 140) Vasudeva and Mukunda Datta were born in Chittagong district, now known as Chattogram, …
Leaving home at Budhana, Haridasa Thakura came to the Benapole, a remote jungle during those times. He made a thatched hut in a secluded part of the jungle, where daily he chanted three lakhs of the holy name and worshipped Tulasé-devé. All the people in the area observed his spotless character and his staunch devotion …
Sonatala is situated in the Santhia Upazila of present Pabna district of Bangladesh, beside the river Ichamati. It is a very large village. Sri Kalyani Dasa, an associate of Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu, came to preach here. In Vraja-lélä, Kalyani Dasa is Labaìga, one of the twelve prominent cowherd friends of Kåñëa. He appeared in Akaihat …
Paramahansa Srila Gour Kishore Das Babaji was born in the 18th century as Vamsi däsa in the village of Bagayana on the banks of the Padma River near Tepakhola in Faridpur District. The name of his parents are unknown. Srila Gour Kishore Das Babaji was married at an early age according to the custom of …
This is the çrépät (birthplace) of Upendra Mishra, the grandfather of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Sri Jagannath Mishra, the father of Mahaprabhu, is the fifth son of Upendra Mishra. In kåñëa-lila, Upendra Mishra was Parjanya Gopa, the father of Nanda Mahäräja. Mahaprabhu came to Buranga a Sunday in Chaitra month, while touring East Bengal. Locals say …
Talakhari is the birthplace of Sri Lokanatha Goswami , the spiritual master of Sri Narottama dasa Thakura. According to Gaura-gaëoddeça-dépikä (187), he is Lélä Maïjaré in kåñëa-lélä. He took birth in the home of Çré Padmanäbha Cakravarté and Sétä Devé in 1483 AD. He was two years older than Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu. Çré Padmanäbha Cakravarté …
Sri Jagannath Mishra, the father of Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu, appeared at Dhaka Daksina in Srihatta or Sylhet. He was a brähmaëa of the Vätsya clan. His father was Upendra Miçra and his mother was Çrématé Çobhä Devé. The couple gave birth to seven children: Kaàsäri, Paramänanda, Padmanäbha, Sarveçvara, Jagannätha, Janärdana, and Trailokyanätha. Of the seven, …
Jargram, situated at Roujan in Chattogram district, is blessed by the appearance of an associate of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu named Srila Dhananjay Pandit. He was very dear to Nityananda Prabhu. Vasudama sakhä yash ca panditah çré-dhanaïjayah, “Kåñëa’s friend Vasudama became Dhanaïjaya Paëòita in Gaura-lélä. (Gaura-gaëoddeça-dépikä 127). He was a dear servant of Lord Balaräma, named …
This is home to Çré Vallabha Caitanya, a disciple of Çréla Gadädhara Paëòita. It is mentioned in Sakhä-nirnaya, kåñëa-premamayam sväccham paramänanda däyinam vande vallabha caitanyam lélägäna yutantäram Vallabha Caitanya is mentioned as Öhäkura Vallabha in Kulji-grantha and in Brahmin society. It is said that Vallabha Caitanya used to worship Mahäçakti in the Himalayas. Once, Durgä …
Tapana Mishra, the father of Raghunätha Bhatta Gosvämé, appeared in the village Rampur, near the river Padma, in Faridpur District of Bangladesh. Despite so much endeavour, Tapana Mishra was uncertain of his life’s direction. Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu came Rampur while performing His vidya-viläsa–lélä on His Purba Banga (East Bengal) visit. At that time, a divine, …
