Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Antya 16 Summary

The Sixteenth Chapter is summarized by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Thākura in his Amrita-pravāha-bhāshya. When the Bengali devotees of the Lord returned to Jagannātha Purī, a gentleman named Kālidāsa, who was an uncle of Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, went with them to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Kālidāsa had tasted the remnants of food of all the Vaishnavas in Bengal, even Jhadu Thākura. Because of this, he received the shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī.

When Kavi-karnapūra was only seven years old, he was initiated by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu into the Hare Krishna mahā-mantra. He later became the greatest poet among the Vaishnava ācāryas.

When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ate the remnants of food known as vallabha-bhoga, He described the glories of such remnants of the Lord's food and then fed all the devotees the prasādam. Thus they all tasted adharāmrita, the nectar from the lips of Lord Śrī Krishna.

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