Caitanya Upanisad - VedÄnta-vedyam purusam purÄnam caitanyÄtmÄnam viÅ›va-yonim mahÄntam tam eva viditva'ti-mrtyum eti nÄnyah panthÄ vidyate 'yanÄya Knowing Caitanya, the primeval person, the source of the universe, the greatest, a person surpasses death. There is no other path for delivering the jÄ«vas.
- Caitanya Upanișad (Verse 8)
Ya enam rasayati bhajati dhyÄyati sa pÄpmÄnÄá¹ tarati sa pÅ«to bhavati, sa tattvam jÄnÄti, sa tarati Å›okam / gatis tasyÄste nÄnyasyeti |
The person who has affection for Caitanya, who worships him and meditates upon him becomes free of all sins. He becomes purified. He knows the truth. He becomes free of lamentation. He attains the goal whereas others do not.
- Caitanya Upanisad (Verse 19)
About the Author
Åšrila Bhaktivinoda ThÄkura (1838-1914) is a prominent ÄcÄrya in GaudÄ«ya-vaisnava sampradÄya. He was a pioneering spiritual leader, a householder, a magistrate working in colonial India under the British rule, a prolific preacher, writer, and poet. He wrote volumes of books reintroducing the pure teachings of Lord Caitanya at a time when those teachings had practically become lost. He composed hundreds of devotional songs glorifying Krsna to uplift the consciousness of the suffering people of this world. He corresponded with philosophers, theologians, leaders, scholars, and professors of his time and sent books, including The Life and Precepts of Lord Chaitanya, to university libraries in foreign countries, planting the seeds for a worldwide movement of Krishna consciousness. Bhaktivinoda ThÄkura discovered and excavated the birthplace of Lord Caitanya. Along with his devoted wise, Bhagavati DevÄ«, he raised ten children, including the illustrious BhaktisiddhÄnta Sarasvati ThÄkura, who would become a great spiritual leader in his own time and the spiritual master of ISKCON's founder-ÄcÄrya, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami PrabhupÄda.
Caitanya Upanisad
ITEM CODE: BSB0000135 AUTHOR: SHOBHA THAROOR SRINIVASAN PUBLISHER: ISKCON, CHENNAI LANGUAGE: ENGLISH PAGES: 28 COVER: PAPERBACK OTHER DETAILS 20.5 CM X 14 CM WEIGHT 80 GM