Chaitanya Mahaprabhu English 2000

Book Summary of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu :Mystic Saints Of Vol. 2 Chaitanya Mahaprabhu The founder of the Sankirtan tradition in the Bhakti cult, Chaitanya was the pioneer in making Bengal and Orissa instinct with Krishna Bhakti. Himself believed to be an incarnation of Lord Krishna, Chaitanya preached the religion of single minded devotion. The book not only reveals his life-history and gives the gist of his teachings it also compares his impact upon Krishna-Bhakti now spreading all over the world. About Author : B.K. Chaturvedi, born in a village, Holipura(Agra, U.P.), on August 3, 1945 in a reputed family, had his educaiton in Allahabad (M.Sc) and Bangalore (Computer Programming). Having served for a couple of years in HMT, he is now a free-lance author, journalish, poet and translator based in New Delhi for about a couple of decades. He has many articles/poems and books published in both Hindi and English to his credit. Prominent among them are the metered-verse Enghlish translation of the famous epic of modern Hindi, KAMAYANI; original lon-poem DEHA-DANSHA; English verse translation of Sahir Ludhyanvi's famour Nazm PARCHAAINYAN; the latest being a journalistic appraisal, KARGIL BETRAYAL. He has also rendered 'SRIMADBHAGWAT GITA' into Hindi and English, published a couple of years ago. His translation, both in Hindi and English, of 'SRI RAMCHARITA MANAS' is likely to be published soon. A prolific writer he often writes for TV and Radio. Contents : Preface Chapter 1. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (Devotion Personified) 2. Birth and Early Years 3. Youth and Initiation 4. Divine manifestations 5. The Sanskrit Triumphs 6. Renouncing the Family life 7. Wanderings of a Monk 8. His last Days 9. Chaitanya's teaching and related literature