The Incarnation of Love of God
“Caitanya Mahaprabhu is Krsna Himself, and He is teaching how to develop
love of God by a very simple method. . .. People are embarrassed by so many
methods of realization. They cannot take to the actual ritualistic processes of
meditation or yoga; it is not possible. Therefore Lord Caitanya says that if one
takes up this process of chanting, then immediately he can reach the platform
of realization.”

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the golden avatdra, appeared in India nearly
five hundred years ago. It is the custom in India that when a child is born,
an astrologer is called for. When Lord Krsna, the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, appeared five thousand years ago, Gargamuni was called by
His father, and he said, ‘‘This child formerly incarnated in three com-
plexions, such as red and golden, and now He has appeared in blackish
color.’’ Krsna’s color is described in the scriptures as blackish, just like
the color of a cloud. Lord Caitanya is understood to be Krsna appearing .
in golden complexion.

There is much evidence in Vedic literature that Caitanya Mahaprabhu
iS an incarnation of Krsna, and this is confirmed by scholars and
devotees. In the Srimad-Bhdgavatam it is confirmed that the incarnation
of Krsna, or God, in this present age, Kali-yuga, will always engage in
describing Krsna. He is Krsna, but as a devotee of Krsna He describes
Himself. And in this age His bodily complexion will not be blackish. This
means that it may be white, it may be red, or it may be yellow because
these four colors—white, red, yellow, and black—are the colors assumed
by the incarnations for the different ages. Therefore, since the red, white,
and blackish colors were already taken by former incarnations, the re-
maining color, golden, is assumed by Caitanya Mahaprabhu. His com-
plexion is not blackish, but He is Krsna.

Another feature of this avatdra is that He is always accompanied by His
associates. In the picture of Caitanya Mahaprabhu one will find that He is
always followed by many devotees chanting. Whenever God incarnates
He has two missions, as stated in the Bhagavad-gita. There Krsna says,

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