The Sacred Stone (Album photos)

Indradyumna Swami: Yesterday we visited the ancestreal home of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu in Jajpur, Orissa. Mahaprabhu's parents, Jagannatha Mirsa and Saci Mata lived there before migrating to Bengal. Their home no longer exists, but there is a temple on the grounds that has deities of Gaura Nitai that have been worshipped since the time of Lord Caitanya. While traveling to Jagannatha Puri after taking sanyasa, Lord Caitanya passed through Jajpur. Because He was a sannyasi He did not enter His ancestrael home, but instead sat on a stone outside the complex for sometime. That stone still exists and is worshipped daily in the temple by a 93 year old brahmacari who had a dream of Mahaprabhu when he was 12. Read more ›

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