Sri Caitanya-mangala (Locana dasa Thakura)

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Back of the Book
In Sri Caitanya-mangala we find many pastimes and details of pastimes that are not found in the

two other principal biographies of Lord Caitanya, Sri Caitanya-bhagaata and Sri

Caitanya-caritamrta. Here you will find conversations between the Lord and his mother and wife

just before his acceptance of sannyasa. There is also the visit of Narada Muni to Lord Krsna at

Dvaraka wherein the great sage expresses his lamentation regarding the fallen condition of the

people in the age of kali. There are countless gems to the mined form this wonderful book.
IntroductionSrila Locana dasa Thakura was born in a Brahmana family

near Katwa in west Bengal in the year 1520, thirty-four years after the appearance of Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu. His father was Sri Kamalakara dasa and his mother was Srimati Sadanandi. He

was their only son, and he spent much of his childhood living with his grandparents. As a young

boy Locana dasa met devotees of Lord Caitanya. His nature was that he had great attachment for

the Lord and was detached from worldly enjoyment.
As a young man Locana dasa accepted as his spiritual master Sri Narahari Sarakara an intimate

associate of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Sri Narahari Thakura was an expert composer of devotional

songs and he instructed Locana dasa, who then wrote many wonderful songs, some of which were

frequently sung by Srila Prabhupada.
On January 16, 1969, in Los Angeles, Srila Prahupada lectured on the song Parama karuna, composed

by Locana dasa. He said, Parama Koruna Pahu dui Jana, nitai gauracandra. This is song sung By

Locana dasa Thakura a great devotee of Lord Caitanya almost contemporary. He wrote a book,

Caitanya-mangala