The Chaitanya Mangala () () of
Lochana Dasa is an important
hagiographical work on the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Krishna Chaitanya -
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 ...
in
Bengali. This work of Lochana Dasa or Lochananda Dasa is influenced by the
Sanskrit
Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural ...
''
Kadacha'' of
Murari Gupta. The complete text is divided into four sections: the ''Sutra Khanda'', the ''Adi Khanda'', the ''Madhya Khanda'' and the ''Shesh Khanda''. As this work was written for the purpose of singing only, it is not further sub-divided into chapters.
[Sen, Sukumar (1991, reprint 2007). ''Bangala Sahityer Itihas'', Vol.I, , Kolkata: Ananda Publishers, , pp.285-9]
Contents
The ''Chaitanya Mangala'' comprises about 11000 verses. The ''Sutra Khanda'' has around 1800 verses, the ''Adi Khanda'' has about 3300 verses, the ''Madhya Khanda'' consists nearly 4300 verses and the ''Shesh Khanda'' comprises about 1600 verses. The ''Sutrakhanda'' is a prelude to the
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 ...
's appearance as the
Gauranga avatar
Avatar (, ; ) is a concept within Hinduism that in Sanskrit literally means . It signifies the material appearance or incarnation of a powerful deity, or spirit on Earth. The relative verb to "alight, to make one's appearance" is sometimes u ...
in
Nabadwip, which describes the events which led to this incarnation. The ''Adi Khanda'' narrates the early life of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu up to his trip to
Gaya. The ''Madhya Khanda'' describes events in Mahaprabhu's later life up to his meeting with
Sarvabahuma Bhattacharya. The ''Shesh Khanda'' narrates his pilgrimages to southern and northern India. Some manuscripts also consist a description of the last part of the Mahaprabhu's life till his disappearance.
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See also
* 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 ...
* Chaitanya Bhagavata
Śrī Caitanya-bhāgavata () is a hagiography of Caitanya Mahāprabhu written by Vrindavana Dasa Thakura (1507–1589 CE). It was the first full-length work regarding Chaitanya Mahaprabhu written in Bengali language and documents his early lif ...
Notes
Bengali-language literature
16th-century Indian books
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
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