Question

contributions of chaitanya

Answer 1

The greatest saint of the Bhakti movement was Shri Chaitanya, popularly known as Gouranga Mahaprabhu. He was born in 1486 A.D. at Navadweep in West Bengal in a Brahmin family.

His childhood name was Nimai or Biswambhar Mishra. He was a promising student and mastered all branches of Sanskrit learning.

After formal education he married Lakshmi Devi. But gradually he developed a sense of detachment towards worldly affairs.