Vishnupriya Devi () Bishnupriya Debi , was the daughter of Raj Pandit Sanatan Mishra and second wife of

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (; ), born Vishvambhara Mishra () (18 February 1486 – 14 June 1534), was an Indian Hindus, Hindu saint from Bengal and the founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's mode of worshipping Krishna with bha ...

. She is believed to be the reincarnation of the Goddess

Satyabhama Satyabhama (IAST'': Satyabhāmā)'' , also known as Satrajiti, is a Hindu goddess and the third queen consort of the Hindu god Krishna. Satyabhama is described as an incarnation of Bhumi, an aspect of Lakshmi. She is the goddess and the per ...

, the third queen consort of

Krishna Krishna (; Sanskrit language, Sanskrit: कृष्ण, ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme God (Hinduism), Supreme God in his own right. He is the god of protection, c ...

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Life

Vishnupriya was born to Sanatan Mishra of

Nabadwip Nabadwip (), also spelt Navadwip, historically known as Nadia, is a heritage city in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is regarded as a holy place by Hindus, and is the birthplace of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Located on the wes ...

. After the death of Lakshmipriya from the effects of a snakebite

's mother Saci Devi asked him to marry Vishnupriya.

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's Sanyas

In 1509, at the age of 24, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu became a

Sanyasi ''Sannyasa'' (), sometimes spelled ''sanyasa'', is the fourth stage within the Hindu system of four life stages known as '' ashramas'', the first three being '' brahmacharya'' (celibate student), '' grihastha'' (householder) and '' vanaprasth ...

, left home and also Vishnupriya.

Her hidden greatness

She is the direct manifestation of 'Bhu' form

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(Satyabhama) to help Gauranga Mahaprabhu in distributing love which is the most important wealth ( premdhan). When she was in her wealthy mood () she was Laxmipriya which have been transformed into Vishnupriya when she was in her love-devotion mood () due to Mahaprabhu's will and thus named Vishnupriya that is beloved of Vishnu. Some texts say that in Sri Krishna lila she appeared as Satyabhama that is incarnation of her Bhu(earth) form, the daughter of King Satrajit. Satyabhama was married to Sri Krishna and was one of the principle queen of Sri Krishna. King Satrajit from Sri Krishna lila appeared in Sri Gaura lila as Sri Sanatan Mishra. Mother Satyabhama appeared in the house of Sanatan Mishra as his daughter – Sri Vishnupriya devi. She is the 'Bhu Shakti' – Earth potency. Sri Krsna in His Narayan form or Vishnu tattva form has His divine Shakti

Radha Radha (, ), also called Radhika, is a Hindu goddess and the chief consort of the god Krishna. She is the goddess of love, tenderness, compassion, and devotion. In scriptures, Radha is mentioned as the avatar of Lakshmi and also as the Prak� ...

(Mahalakshmiji) who herself manifested into three potencies – Sri laxmi (her divine valuables), Bhu laxmi (the Goddess of Earth in which she representes fertility and patience), and Nila laxmi (the Goddess of pastimes). Bhu is the energy that creates the cosmic manifestation (nicely explained in Sri Caitanya-Charitamrita Adi lila initial chapters). Bhu-sakti also assists in manifesting Sri Krsna’s pastimes in Vrindavan, the place of His pastimes as they are displayed on the Earth planet in this universe and innumerable other universes. The goddess of this Earth, Prithivi devi, is also included within this potency.

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Life

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's Sanyas

Her hidden greatness

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