Page 12 - Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu (English)
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          sometimes Caitanya Mahäprabhu’s head, arms,
          and legs would merge into His body in the manner
          of a tortoise, or His limbs become disjointed from
          His  body  and  remain  connected  only  by  skin.
          Often when Mahäprabhu chanted Hare Kåñëa
          and danced, His body would become covered with
          goose bumps, tears would squirt from His eyes as
          if from a syringe, and foam would ooze from His
          mouth. He would jump high into the air and crash
          down so heavily that the earth would shake. But
          due to spiritual rhapsody He would feel no pain
          and would continue to chant Hare Kåñëa.
             Gauòéya Vaiñëava authorities acknowledge that
          such spiritual transformations are not possible for
          ordinary human beings, and thus identify Lord
          Caitanya as nondifferent from Lord Kåñëa, the
          Supreme Personality of Godhead. Kåñëa is famous
          as Çyämasundara, or  “He who is blackish and
          beautiful.” And Lord Caitanya is Gaurasundara,
          “golden and beautiful,” appearing in this
          wonderful fair feature due to combining with
          Rädhä, His eternal consort and pleasure potency.
          Thus Caitanya Mahäprabhu is the combined
          form of Rädhä and Kåñëa but with the mood and
          complexion of Çrématé Rädhäräëé, come to teach
          the world the worship of Çré Çré Rädhä-Kåñëa.
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