Chapter 13
The Advent
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of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahadprabhu

This Thirteenth Chapter of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta describes Lord Caitanya
Mahaprabhu’s appearance. The entire Adi-fi/a section describes Lord Caitanya
Mahaprabhu’s household life, and similarly the Antya-fild describes His life in the
sannyasa order. Within the Antya-a, the first six years of His sannydsa life are
called Madhya-fia. During this time, Caitanya Mahaprabhu toured southern {ndia,
went to Vrndavana, returned from Vrndavana and preached the sahkirtana
movement. :

A learned brghmana named Upendra Misra who resided in the district of Srihatta
was the father of Jagannatha Misra, who came to Navadvipa to study under the
direction of Nilambara Cakravarti and then settled there after marrying Nilambara
Cakravarti’s daughter, Sacidevi. Sri Sacidevi gave birth to eight children, all daughters,
who died one after another immediately after birth. After her ninth pregnancy, she
gave birth to a son, who was named Visvardpa. Then, in 1407 Saka Era on the full-
moon evening of the month of Phalguna, during the constellation of sirmhalagna,
Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu appeared as the son of Sri Sacidevi and Jagannatha Misra.
After hearing of the birth of Caitanya Mahaprabhu, learned scholars and brahmanas,
bringing many gifts, came to see the newly born baby. Nilambara Cakravarti, who
was a great astrologer, immediately prepared a horoscope, and by astrological
calculation he saw that the child was a great personality. This chapter describes the
symptoms of this great personality.

TEXT 1
A AAS VOSOCATAl BW CMR: |
Mitac cats Aes Bea TA is 0
sa prasidatu caitanya-
devo yasya prasadatah
tal-lild-varnane yogyah
sadyah syad adhamo ‘py ayam
SYNONYMS

sah—He; prasidatu—may bestow His blessings; caftanya-devah—Lord Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu; yosya—of whom; prasddatafi—by the grace; tat-/ild—His pastimes;
varnane--in the description; yogyah—able; sadyah—immediately; syd@t—becomes
possible; adhamofi—the most fallen; api—although; avam—l am.

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