Who was Chaitanya Mahaprabhu?
Image Credit: https://www.iskconbangalore.org/blog/lord-chaitanya-in-the-scriptures/ Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was a 15th-century Indian saint who is considered to be the combined avatar of Radha and Krishna by his disciples and various scriptures. Chaitanya means "one who is conscious" (derived from Chetana, which means "Consciousness"); Maha means "Great" and Prabhu means "Lord" or "Master". Chaitanya, to his followers – called ‘Vaishnavas’ – was recognized as the incarnation of ‘Krishna’. He is sometimes called Gauranga or Gaura due to his molten gold-like complexion. His birthday is celebrated as Gaura-Purnima . Glimpses of His Saintly Life Chaitanya’s name before his initiation into the monastic order was Vishwambhar Mishra, the second son of Jagannath Mishra. He was also called Nimai because he was born under a Neem tree. He studied Sanskrit at Nadia which was the great seat of learning in tho