PLATE TWELVE
Five hundred years ago, in Nadīyā, India, the Lord incarnated as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to introduce the  saṅkīrtana-yajña , the sacrifice of congregationally chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mantra . Accompanied by His dear devotees, especially Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu, Śrī Advaita Ācārya, Śrī Gadādhara Paṇḍita, and Śrī Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita, Lord Caitanya would nightly perform  kīrtana  at Śrī Śrīvāsa's house. There He preached, there He sang, there He danced, and there He expressed the highest spiritual ecstasies—infusing whoever saw and heard Him with  kṛṣṇa-bhakti , devotional service to Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa. (p. 269)