PLATE TWELVE

Five hundred years ago, in Nadiya, India, the Lord incarnated as Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu to introduce the sankirtana-yajfia, the sacrifice of
congregationally chanting the Hare Krsna mantra. Accompanied by His
dear devotees, especially Sri | Nityananda Prabhu, Sri Advaita Acarya, Sri
Gadadhara Pandita, and Sri Srivasa Pandita, Lord Caitanya would
nightly perform kirtana at Sri Srivasa’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 krsna-bhakti, de-
votional service to Lord Sri Krsna. (p. 269)
