Category:Caitanya's Deity
Theme Analysis
Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is recognized as the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the ultimate worshipable Deity for all living entities, including the highest demigods and the liberated paramahaṁsas. The philosophical essence of this category highlights His unique position, His majestic six-armed ṣaḍ-bhuja form, and the specific standards of worship required for His Deities. Furthermore, it chronicles the history and importance of establishing His Deities, which is a central element in spreading the saṅkīrtana movement and teaching the science of devotion worldwide.
- The Supreme Deity: Lord Caitanya is not an ordinary human being but the Supreme Lord of all lords, offering causeless mercy and standing as the supreme object of worship for even Lord Śiva and Lord Brahmā.
- The Ṣaḍ-bhuja Form: The ṣaḍ-bhuja-mūrti beautifully integrates the divine forms of Rāmacandra, Kṛṣṇa, and Caitanya Mahāprabhu into one six-armed Deity, granting the ultimate perfection of human life to those who worship Him.
- Standards of Deity Worship: While the worship of Lord Caitanya and Guru is forgiving of irregularities compared to the strict standards of Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa, there are still foundational guidelines to be followed, such as proper attire and specific procedures for bathing.
- Establishing Deities for Preaching: The installation and worship of Lord Caitanya's Deities have been a continuous tradition since the time of His direct associates, serving as a powerful medium to distribute prasādam and the chanting of the holy names to the general public.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Deities of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Pages in category "Caitanya's Deity"
The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
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- He (Sri Madhusudana Mullik) also arranged for the worship of a Deity named Sri Radhakanta. His son Balaicanda Mullik established Gaura-Nitai Deities there in the Bengali year 1312 - A.D. 1905
- He is the only worshipable Deity for the paramahamsas, who have attained the highest stage of the fourth order (sannyasa). May that Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Caitanya, show us His great causeless mercy
- His (Laksmi-narayana's) son was Navakisora, and Navakisora’s second son was Ramamohana, whose eldest son was Jagabandhu and whose third son, Viracandra, accepted the sannyasa order and established a Deity of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu in Katwa
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- In Saptagrama there is still a temple with a six-armed Deity of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu that was personally worshiped by Srila Uddharana Datta Thakura
- In your Western countries Lord Caitanya should be entirely covered, He should not appear bare-chested
- Installed there (Vallabhapura) are the Deities of Radha-Govinda and Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
- Irregularity in worshiping Guru and Gauranga can be tolerated, as they are always kind and forgiving, but irregularity in worshiping Lord Jagannatha and Sri Sri Radha Krishna is not good
- It is stated in the Bhakti-ratnakara (Eighth Wave) that Raghunandana used to serve a Deity of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu
- Its (KCM's) members are going from village to village and town to town with Deities of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, teaching people how to worship the Lord by chanting the Hare Krsna mantra, offering prasadam and distributing prasadam to people in general
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- The best purpose of human life can be fulfilled by worshiping the sad-bhuja-murti, the form of the Lord with six arms-two arms of Ramacandra, two arms of Krsna and two arms of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
- There is no question of bathing Caitanya deity. Of course He is bathed many times daily by Hare Krishna Mantra, but for bathing of such deities requires Salagrama Sila, and I have not introduced yet, but I shall do so later