Reason for Mahaprabhu’s appearance

INTERNAL REASONS-

1.The first purpose was to relish the position of Srimati Radharani, who is the prime reciprocator of the transcendental love of Sri Krsna. Lord Krsna is the reservoir of transcendental loving transactions with Srimati Radharani. The subject of those loving transactions is the Lord Himself, and Radharani is the object. Thus the subject, the Lord, wanted to relish the loving mellow in the position of the object, Radharani.

2. The second reason for His appearance was to understand the transcendental mellow of Himself. Lord Krsna is all sweetness.Radharani’s attraction for Krsna is sublime, and to experience that attraction and understand the transcendental sweetness of Himself, He accepted the mentality of Radharani.

3. The third reason that Lord Caitanya appeared was to enjoy the bliss tasted by Radharani. Krsna is the transcendental male, and Radharani is the transcendental female. Therefore, to know the transcendental pleasure of loving Krsna, Lord Krsna himself appeared as Lord Caitanya, accepting the emotions and bodily luster of Srimati Radharani.

Lord Caitanya appeared to fulfill these confidential desires and also to preach the special significance of chanting Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare / Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare, and to answer the call of Advaita Prabhu. These were secondary reasons.

EXTERNAL REASONS

1. To bestow unalloyed loving service of Krishna upon the inhabitants of the world. Without such loving attachment, the existence of the material world is useless.

2. Advaita acarya was a contemporary of Lord Caitanya’s father. He felt sorry for the condition of the world because even after Lord Krishna's appearance, no one had an interest in devotional service to Krishna's. This forgetfulness was so overwhelming that Advaita Prabhu was convinced that no one but Lord Krishna's himself could enlighten people about devotional service to the Supreme Lord. Therefore Advaita requested Lord Kṛṣṇa to appear as Lord Caitanya. Offering tulasi leaves and Ganges water, he cried for the Lord’s appearance. The Lord, being satisfied by His pure devotees, descends to satisfy them. As such, being pleased by Advaita acaraya, Lord Caitanya appeared.

3. The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krishna, after displaying his pastimes as Lord Krishna, thought it wise to make his advent in the form of a devotee to explain personally the transcendental mellow reciprocations of service and love between himself and his servants, friends, parents, and fiancee. Lord Krishna therefore personally appeared, with His plenary portions, as Lord Caitanya. As stated in this chapter, only for that purpose did Lord Krishna appear personally in Navadvīpa in the form of Sri Krishna Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

4. Lord Caitanya appeared with his personal associates-Sri Nityananda, Advaita, Gadadhara, Srivasa, and other devotees-to preach the special significance of chanting Hare Krishna. The appearance of Lord Caitanya is both significant and confidential. He can be appreciated only by pure devotees and only through the process of devotional service. The Lord tried to conceal his identity as the Supreme Personality of Godhead by representing himself as a devotee.