Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, golden in complexion with arms raised, leading the chanting of the holy names with His associates

Scripture 3 · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta

Learn Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta.Live it. Lead others to it.

Go through the life and teachings of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as Śrīla Prabhupāda gave them: Ādi, Madhya and Antya-līlā, every chapter, and every verse with its Bengali, word meanings and translation.

Begin with how to read itBegin with Ādi-līlā

3 līlās · 62 chapters · 11,555 verses

Round after round

each time a little deeper

1. Learn2. Live3. Lead

How it works

Learn a little. Live it. Share it.

Three steps with the Caitanya Caritamrta, again and again. Sharing sends you back to the verses, and each round takes you a little deeper.

  1. 1. LearnRead a verse and Prabhupāda's chapter summary
  2. 2. LiveOne teaching for your day — coming soon
  3. 3. LeadShare Lord Caitanya's mercy as a class or reel

1 · Learn

Four ways in

Preface & Introduction

Before Ādi-līlā 1: what Śrīla Prabhupāda's Preface and Introduction say this book is, where it stands, and who Lord Caitanya is. Read them and mark them done.

10 min

Līlās & chapters

Go through Ādi, Madhya and Antya-līlā chapter by chapter, each opened by Śrīla Prabhupāda's own chapter summary.

10 min

Study a verse

One verse with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and three study points from the purport.

5 min

Ask Caitanya Caritamrta

Bring your own question. Get an answer drawn only from the book's translations, with every verse shown.

2 min

Test yourself

Make a short quiz on a līlā, a chapter or the verses you've studied, and earn points.

3 min

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Feel the heart of the book

The emotional atlasAll 62 chapters on one line: intensity, longing and mercy, up to the Śikṣāṣṭaka.OpenThe prema atlasFourteen threads of prema — audārya, separation, the holy name — through the book.OpenLives touched by mercy15 lives and 75 milestones, each step tied to a verse you can read and teach.Open

The three parts

Ādi, Madhya and Antya

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Ādi-līlā

17 chapters · 2,311 verses

The early pastimes: who Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is, His associates, His appearance in Navadvīpa, His childhood and youth.

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Madhya-līlā

25 chapters · 6,016 verses

The middle pastimes: His sannyāsa, His travels through South India and to Vṛndāvana, and His teachings to Rūpa and Sanātana Gosvāmī.

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Antya-līlā

20 chapters · 3,228 verses

The final pastimes in Jagannātha Purī: His devotees, His ecstasies of separation from Kṛṣṇa, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka prayers.

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