Sri Caitanya Mahäprabhu is perpetually worshipable for demigods such as Siva and
Brahmä who have assumed human form (as Advaita šcärya and Haridäsa Öhäkura)
and who nurture great love for Him; He is supremely radiant; and He instructs His
devotees on the practice of pure bhajana. When will that Sri Caitanya-deva again
become visible to me?
Sri Caitanya Mahäprabhu is a fortress which constitutes the basis of fearlessness for
the demigods; He is the ultimate truth and goal as delineated by the Upaniðads, the
wealth of the sages in both worlds, and the embodiment of sweetness for His devotees
who approach Him in the mood of servitude; He is the essence of that type of Krsna-prema
which is possessed by the gopis of Vraja. When will that Sri Caitanya-deva
again become visible to me?
Sri Caitanya Mahäprabhu with the nectar of His mercy forever nourishes His eternal
associates such as Svarupa Dämodara and Anupama (father of Jiva Goswami) He is
very dear to Advaita šcärya and the object of Sriväsa Pundita’s surrender; He honoured
Paramänanda Puri as His Guru; He is known as “Hari” because He steals away the
ignorance of material existence; He is the saviour of the fallen who are oppressed by
the threefold miseries; and He is always eager to shower Gajapati Pratäparudra, the
king of Orissa, with streams of His mercy. When will that Sri Caitanya-deva again
become visible to me?
Sri Caitanya Mahäprabhu is forever intoxicated in the happiness of relishing madhurarasa;
His captivating form is more splendrous than the sweet, enchanting radiance of
millions of Kämadevas; He is the crest-jewel of sannyäis; His cloth is the color of the
rays of the rising sun, and His bodily complexion defeats the splendor of molten gold.
When will that Sri Caitanya-deva again become visible to me?
Sri Caitanya Mahäprabhu’s tongue is always dancing by loudly calling out “Hare
Krsna!” (or the mahä-mantra ecstatically dances of its own volition on the theatrical
stage of His tongue); He counts the names which He is calling out on the exquisite
strip of kaupuna cloth from around His waist which has been tied with knots for
chanting; His eyes are so large that they seem to reach His ears; and His long arms
extend down to His knees. When will that Sri Caitanya-deva again become visible
to me?
Sri Caitanya Mahäprabhu, upon seeing the wondrous gardens which line the shores of
the ocean at Jagannätha Puri, time and again becomes overwhelmed by the prema which
arises from remembering Vrndävana; He is the supreme rasika of prema-bhakti, and His
tongue thus sings the names of Krsna at every moment. When will that Sri Caitanyadeva
again become visible to me?
Sri Caitanya Mahäprabhu, surrounded on all sides by jubilant devotees performing nämasa‰
k…rtana and overwhelmed in great prema, dances before the cart of Jagannätha-deva.
When will that Sri Caitanya-deva again become visible to me?

Sri Caitanya Mahäprabhu drenches the ground with the streams of tears falling from
His eyes; His limbs are decorated with horripilation which defeats the beauty of
clusters of kadamba blossoms; His entire body is moist with perspiration; and He is
blissful as He brazenly performs k…rtana while standing with upraised arms. When
will that SriCaitanya-deva again become visible to me?
-Srila Rupa Goswami