Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was a Vaishnava saint and social reformer in eastern India in the 16th century. He belongs Gaudiya Vaishnavism and it is said the saint is incarnation of Lord Krishna.Chaitanya was doctrine of Bhakti yogam devotion to Sri Krishna based on the philosophy of the Bhagavat Gita and Bhagavatha puranam. Specifically, he worshiped the Lord Krishna, popularized the chanting of the Hare Krishna Maha Mantram he composed Sri Sri Sikshastagam in Sanskrit language,and he was a Mahan devotee of Lord Krishna so he is called Sri Krishna Chaitanya.. His line of followers, known as Gaudiya Vaishnavas.
Sri Chaitanya’s fundamental special of his teachings and he emphasized to Practice of ethics and high principles of morality ,virtues such as mercy towards all creatures, humbleness , purity of heart, freedom from worldly desires, sincerity and truthfulness . One can learn virtues knowledge from anybody Men/Women and the distinctions of the caste should be ignored. All can obtain the Virtues Knowledge and Grace of the Lord .
Here is a related story :-
Once the sage Markandeya came to see the Pandavas. Yudhishthira happened to talk of the virtues of the fair and its manifestation in life and conduct... He said:
"What greater wonder is there in this world than the patience and the nature of woman? She gives birth to a child after holding it in her womb as dearer than life itself. She brings it into the world in pain and anxiety and looking forward for its health and happiness. Large hearted and forgiving, a woman forgives and continues to love even a wicked husband who neglects and hates and subjects her to all sorts of distresses. How strange!"
Hearing this Markandeya told him a sacred story.
There was a man, named Kausika who observed his vow of brahmacharyam. with great resolution and devotion.
One day, he sat under a tree reciting the Vedas. A Bird, lived with its children on the top of the tree, and unexpectedly it made dirty on his head. He looked up at it, and his angry look killed the bird and it fell down dead.
As soon as he saw the dead bird he was very pity and felt very sad.
Kausika sorrowed that the evil thought that passed in his mind in a moment of anger had killed an innocent bird. Some time later, he went as usual to beg for his food.
He stood before the door of a house to receive his food. At that time the house lady was cleansing utensils. Kausika waited in the hope that she would attend to him after her work was over.
By the time the master of the house returned, tired and hungry, and the wife had to attend to his wants, wash and dry his feet and serve him with food.
In this preoccupation she seemed to have forgotten that man was waiting outside. After her husband had been cared for and fed, she came out with food to that man.
She said: "I am sorry to have kept you waiting long. Pardon me."
Kausika, was burning with anger,and said: "Lady, you have made me wait for such a long time. This kind of second-rate nature is not fair."
The woman told that man: "Don't be angry , kindly forgive me. I was serving to my husband and hence the delay."
That man remarked: "It is right and proper to attend on the husband, but a brahmachrin also should not be disregarded. You seemed as an arrogant woman."
She said: "Kindly don't be angry with me and remember that I kept you waiting only because I was dutifully serving my husband. I am not a bird to be killed by a curable thought and there is no harm a woman who devotes herself to the service of her husband."
That brahmachary was shocked . He wondered how the woman knew of the birds incident.
She continued: "O Brahmachary, you do not know the secret of duty, and you are also not aware that anger is the greatest enemy it will push in to ditch . Forgive the delay in attending to you. It is my instruction that you go to Mithila and learn the secret of good life from Dharmavyadha living in that city."
He admited his fault and taking her as his guru and went to Mithila.
He walked along magnificent roads between beautiful houses and gardens in that great city and finally reached a butcher's shop, in which was a man selling meat. His amazement was great when he learnt that the butcher was Dharmavyadha.
Kausika was shocked and stood at a distance in a disgust manner. The butcher suddenly rose from his seat, came to that Brahmachary and inquired: "your highness , are you well? Did that brahmana lady sent you to me?"
Kausika was feeling sad and said Yes...
"Your highness, I know why you have come. Let us go home," said the butcher and he took that man to his house where he saw a happy family and was greatly struck by the devotion with which the butcher served his parents.
Kausika took his lessons from that butcher on dharma, the duty. He realized his miss deed akarma returned to his home and began to conduce to do his duty to his parents, which he neglected before.
The moral of this story of Dharmavyadha so skillfully woven by Vedavyasa into the Mahabharata, is the same as the teaching of the Gita. A man reaches perfection by the honest service falls to his life, that is really worship of God who created and to spread throughout the world .
The person's the act of following usual, principal and prescribed duty should not avoidable. he may born to different society or it may have been forced on him by circumstances . But He should not forget the spirit of sincerity and faithfulness. which will fetch all the best and enjoyable life..
Vedavyasa taught this great truth not by a scholarly person ,Just common dutiful a butcher, who lived with his humbleness and lead great life.
Sri Krishna Paramatma also said in his Bhagavat Gita as follows,
sve sve karmany abhiratahsamsiddhim labhate
narahsva-karma-niratah siddhimyatha
vindati tac chrnu (Gita 18th chaptor 45th slokam)
yatah pravrttir bhutanamyena sarvam
idam tatamsva-karmana tam
abhyarcyasiddhim vindati manavah (Gita 18th chaptor 46th slokam)
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