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Lord Caitanya delivered crocodile by chanting holy names!

  Lord Caitanya delivered crocodile by chanting holy names! Once, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu came with devotees to a lake. The lake is in Nabadwip Dham, near Godrumdwip—when we go on parikrama, you can see that place. Mahaprabhu offered the devotees, “Let’s sit by the lake,” but one of the cowherd men of that area told Him, “Do not go there! A crocodile lives in that lake.Even the cows are afraid and do not drink water from that lake.” Mahaprabhu already knew everything, and hearing the words of the cowherd man, He started chanting. When the crocodile heard Mahaprabhu chanting the Holy Name, it turned into a dev-sisu, a child god. The boy paid obeisance to Mahaprabhu and started to cry. Mahaprabhu asked him why he was crying, and the boy told Him everything—what had happened and how he became a crocodile. It happened four ages ago, during Satya-yuga. At that time, there was a forest near Vrindavan called Kamyavan. Once, when Durvasa Muni was sleeping in that forest, childishly the bo...

LORD KRSNA LIFE TIMELINE

Birth appearance at midnight of Śravana k8 (July 19/20, year 3228 BC) to Devaki -taken by Vasudeva from Mathura to Nanda and Yasoda in Gokula Untill 3 years -lived in Gokula -killed Pūtana, Śakatāsura, Trinavarta demons 3-6 years -moved to Vrndāvana -killed Bakasura, Aghăsura, Dhenuka (Balarama killed Pralamba) -moved to Nandagrăma 7-10 years -Brahma steals and retums cowherd boys -Govardhana-pūļā -played rasa-lila with the gopis -invited to Mathura for wrestling match -killed Canūra (Balarama killed Mustika) -killed Kamsa (Balarama killed his brothers) 10-28 years -lived in Mathura -intlated with Balarama into chanting Gayatri by Gargamun! -Instructed with Balarama in the sixty four arts by Sandipan! Muni -protects Mathura from many demons 29 - 125 years -establishes kingdom in Dvärakā -marriage to Rukmini and 7 principal queens -marriage to 16,100 princesses -161,080 sons born to Krsna -speaks Bhagavad-gita at Kuruksetra Battle (~90) (3138 BC) -saves King Parīksit in the womb -Instru...