Ādi-līlāChapter 13: The Advent of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 13.20

phālguna-pūrṇimā-sandhyāya prabhura janmodaya

sei-kāle daiva-yoge candra-grahaṇa haya

SYNONYMS

phālguna-pūrṇimā — of the full moon of the month of Phālguna; sandhyāyain the evening; prabhura — of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; janma-udaya — at the time of His birth; sei-kāle — at that moment; daiva-yoge — accidentally; candra-grahaṇa — lunar eclipse; haya — takes place.

TRANSLATION

On the full-moon evening of the month of Phālguna when the Lord took birth, coincidentally there was also a lunar eclipse.

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