Adi-lila

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Adi-lila is the opening section of the Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita that narrates the early life, identity, and theological foundations of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

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Adi-lila canonical 3

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instanceOf Gaudiya Vaishnava text ⓘ
part of Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita ⓘ
section of scripture ⓘ
associatedWith International Society for Krishna Consciousness ⓘ
canonicalContext Caitanya literature ⓘ
commentedBy A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada ⓘ
linked to: Swami Prabhupada
containsSanskritVerses yes ⓘ
describes appearance of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ⓘ
childhood pastimes of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ⓘ
parentage of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ⓘ
devotionalFocus bhakti to Krishna through Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ⓘ
emphasizes congregational chanting of the holy name (sankirtana) ⓘ
mercy of Chaitanya and Nityananda ⓘ
explains identity of Chaitanya as Krishna in the mood of Radharani ⓘ
philosophy of achintya-bheda-abheda ⓘ
purpose of Chaitanya’s incarnation ⓘ
focusesOn divinity of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ⓘ
mission of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ⓘ
ontological position of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ⓘ
hasAuthor Krishnadasa Kaviraja Goswami ⓘ
honors previous Vaishnava acharyas ⓘ
includes genealogy of Gaudiya Vaishnava disciplic succession ⓘ
glorification of Advaita Acharya ⓘ
glorification of Nityananda Prabhu ⓘ
glorification of the Panchatattva ⓘ
mangala-charana (invocatory verses) ⓘ
language Bengali ⓘ
narrates early life of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ⓘ
identity of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ⓘ
partOf Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita ⓘ
placeAssociated Vrindavan ⓘ
presents theological foundations of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ⓘ
primarySubject Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ⓘ
relatedWork Antya-lila ⓘ
Madhya-lila ⓘ
religiousTradition Gaudiya Vaishnavism ⓘ
reveredBy ISKCON devotees ⓘ
followers of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ⓘ
scripturalFunction establishes philosophical framework for later sections ⓘ
scripturalGenre devotional literature ⓘ
hagiography ⓘ
theological narrative ⓘ
scripturalStatus authoritative text in Gaudiya Vaishnavism ⓘ
teaches Gaudiya Vaishnava siddhanta ⓘ
linked to: Gaudiya Vaishnavism
timeOfComposition 17th century ⓘ
usedFor devotional study ⓘ
theological education ⓘ
understanding life of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ⓘ

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