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The Thirteenth Chapter describes Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s appearance. The entire #i#Adi-līlā#/i# describes Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s household life, and similarly the #i#Antya-līlā#/i# describes His life in the #i#sannyāsa#/i# order. Within the Lord’s #i#antya-līlā#/i#, the first six years of His #i#sannyāsa#/i# life are called the #i#madhya-līlā#/i#. During this time, Caitanya Mahāprabhu toured southern India, went to Vṛndāvana, returned from Vṛndāvana and preached the #i#saṅkīrtana#/i# movement.
#$p#A learned #i#brāhmaṇa#/i# named Upendra Miśra, who resided in the district of Śrīhaṭṭa, was the father of Jagannātha Miśra, who came to Navadvīpa to study under the direction of Nīlāmbara Cakravartī and then settled there after marrying Nīlāmbara Cakravartī’s daughter, Śacīdevī. Śrī Śacīdevī gave birth to eight children, all daughters, who died one after another immediately after birth. After her ninth pregnancy she gave birth to a son, who was named Viśvarūpa. Then, in 1407 Śaka Era (A.D. 1486), in the full-moon evening of the month of Phālguna, with the constellation of Siṁha (Leo) on the horizon, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu appeared as the son of Śrī Śacīdevī and Jagannātha Miśra. After hearing of the birth of Caitanya Mahāprabhu, learned scholars and #i#brāhmaṇas#/i#, bringing many gifts, came to see the newborn baby. Nīlāmbara Cakravartī, who was a great astrologer, immediately prepared a horoscope, and by astrological calculation he saw that the child was a great personality. This chapter describes the symptoms of this great personality.
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