was chaitanya mahaprabhu incarnation of lord Jagannath?

Answer 1

The Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is actually not an incarnation of Lord Jagannath, But he was attached to Lord so closely and he joind the lord in all relevance as a part.

As per - http://www.religionfacts.com/hinduism/sects/vaishnavism.htm

The founder, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu or Lord Gouranga, was born in 1485. HE WAS REGARDED AS AN INCARNATION OF LORD KRISHNA. He took Sannyasa at the age of twenty-four. He went to Jagannath where he taught Vaishnava doctrines.

The Chaitanyas worship Lord Krishna as the Supreme Being. All castes are admissible into the sect. The devotees constantly repeat the Name of Lord Krishna.

Chaitanya’s Charitamirita by Krishna Das is a voluminous work. It contains anecdotes of Chaitanya and his principal disciples and the expositions of the doctrines of this sect. It is written in Bengali.

The Vaishnavas of this sect wear two white perpendicular streaks of sandal or Gopichandana (a kind of sacred earth) down the forehead uniting at the root of the nose and continuing to near the tip. They wear a close necklace of small Tulasi beads of three strings.

As per- http://www.archive.org/details/sacred

Sri Krishna and Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu both taught Bhakti yoga, the spiritual practice of connecting with God through devotional service to Him. Based on Their teachings, in 1966 A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, referred to as Srila Prabhupada, founded the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in New York City.

Srila Prabhupada and his disciples popularized the chanting of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra in the 1960s and 1970s, and it spread to countries around the globe. Though the International Society for Krishna Consciousness is the legal name for the movement Prabhupada started, most people know it as the Hare Krishna movement.

Sri Krishna is the complete manifestation of the Divine- Absolute in all respects. Sri Caitanya is that same fully Complete Absolute not an expansion or fragment. What is the difference? and what is the real reason He appeared if a plenary portion of the Truth could re-establish religion?

Lord Krishna is a theoretical speaker (since He is Visaya or object of devotion). Lord Caitanya is that same Krishna with the mood of Srimati Radharani, His greatest devotee and hence He is a practical teacher (Asraya or abode of devotion). He freely distributes what has never been given: spontaneous devotion or raga (vraja) bhakti full of prema or pure love. Usually vidhi or religion according to rules and regualtions are given by incarnations. But Mahaprabhu gives this pure love of God or Krishna Prema indiscriminately. This has infact never been given before- it was briefly mentioned in the vedas in Sri Krishna's pastimes but by Mahaprabhu's life and teachings it has now become manifest fully in:

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare-

Answer 2

As far as it is understood sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu a devout Vaishnavite was responsible for giving utmost importance to sri.Krishna Bhakthi-infact he is considered as the father of Bhakthi cult (Yogam) and first to introduce dancing in ectacy with bhakthi songs on sri.krishna

Answer 3

A song by Vasudeva Ghosh ends with the statement that
vasudeva ghosa bole kori joda hat
jei gaura sei krishna sei jagannath
Vasudeva Ghosh says with folded hands, "He who is Gaura is He who is Krishna is He who is Jagannatha."

Lord Krishna wanted to understand the Bhakti of Bhaktas and thus in order to understand, he took on the form of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and played the role of a Bhakta trying to understand the emotions, happiness and glories of the topmost devotees, especially Srimati Radharani.

Krishna has unlimited forms, all identical. For each emotions he takes on a particular form. When he was angry towards Hirnayakasipu for torturing Bhakta Prahlada, he took on the angry form of Narasimhadeva. Similarly when Krishna wanted to understand the emotions, happiness and glories of the topmost devotees, especially Srimati Radharani, he took on the form of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and acted exactly as a devotee so that no one could detect that he himself was incarnation of lord Jagannath.

Prahlad offers prayers to Narasimhadeva in Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.39:
In this way, my Lord, You appear in various incarnations as a human being, an animal, a great saint, a demigod, a fish or a tortoise, thus maintaining the entire creation in different planetary systems and killing the demoniac principles. According to the age, O my Lord, You protect the principles of religion. In the age of Kali, however, You do not assert Yourself as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and therefore You are known as Triyuga, or the Lord who appears in three yugas.
PURPORT by Prabhupada
As the Lord appeared just to maintain Lord Brahma from the attack of Madhu and Kaitabha, He also appeared to protect the great devotee Prahlada Maharaja. Similarly, Lord Caitanya appeared in order to protect the fallen souls of Kali-yuga. There are four yugas, or millenniums—Satya, Treta, Dvapara and Kali. In all the yugas but Kali-yuga, the Lord appears in various incarnations and asserts Himself as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but although Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who appears in Kali-yuga, is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, He never asserted Himself as such. On the contrary, whenever Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was addressed as being as good as Krishnaa, He blocked His ears with His hands, denying His identity with Krishna, because He was playing the part of a devotee. Lord Caitanya knew that in Kali-yuga there would be many bogus incarnations pretending to be God, and therefore He avoided asserting Himself as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu is accepted as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, however, in many Vedic literatures, especially in Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.5.32):
krishna-varnam tvisakrsnam
sangopangastra-parsadam
yajnaih sankirtana-prayair
yajanti hi sumedhasah
In Kali-yuga, intelligent men worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the form of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who is always accompanied by His associates such as Nityananda, Advaita, Gadadhara and Srivasa. The entire Krishna consciousness movement is based on the principles of the sankirtana movement inaugurated by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Therefore one who tries to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead through the medium of the sankirtana movement knows everything perfectly. He is sumedhas, a person with substantial intelligence.

Answer 4

lord sri krsna caitanya mahaprabhu is predicted in many scriptures .let us look at some verses from scriptures

mundo gaurah su-dirghangas
tri-srotas-tira-sambhavah
dayaluh kirtana-grahi
bhavisyami kalau-yuge

In the age of Kali, I shall advent where the three rivers meet. I shall have a shaven head. I shall have a golden complexion. I will be very kind and always chant the holy name of Krsna. (Matsya Purana)

bhakti-priyo bhakti-data, damodara ibhas-patih
indra-darpa-haro 'nanto, nityananda-cid-atmakah
caitanya-rupas caitanyas cetana guna-varjitah
advaitacara-nipuno 'dvaitah parama-nayakah
...saci-suto-jaya-pradah

The Supreme Personality of Godhead who is dear to the devotees (bhakta-priya), who gives devotional service (bhakti-data), who was bound at the waist (damodara), who is the master of many elephants (ibhas-pati), who took Indra's pride away (indra-darpa-hara), who has no end (ananta), who is Nityananada (nityananda), who is spiritual (cid-atmaka), who assumes the form of Sri Caitanya (caitanya-rupa), who is Sri Caitanya (caitanya and cetana), who has no material qualities (guna-varjita), who expertly acts as Advaita Acarya (advaitacara-nipuna), who is Advaita (advaita), who is the supreme leader (parama-nayaka),... Saci's son (saci-suta), who gives victory (jaya-prada). (Narada-pancaratra, Bala-Krsna- sahasra-nama-stotra 106-107, 145)

divija bhuvi jayadhvam
jayadhvam bhakta-rupinah
kalau sankirtanarambhe
bhavisyami saci-sutah

O divija (devas), please come and advent as devotees on this earth in the age of Kali. I will incarnate as the son of Saci to inaugurate the congregational chanting of the name of Krsna. (Narada Purana)

aham eva kalau vipra (or dvijasresthah)
nityam pracchanna-vigrahah
bhagavad-bhakta-rupena
lokam raksami sarvada

O brahmana, in the age of Kali I will appear disguised as a devotee of the Lord and I will deliver all the worlds. O devas, in the Kali-yuga please take birth as devotees on the earth. I will appear as the son of Saci in the Kali-yuga to start the sankirtana movement. (Narada Purana)

satye daitya-kuladhi-nasa-samaye simhor-
dhva-martyakrtis trtayam dasa-kandharam
paribhavan rameti namakrtih gopalan
paripalayan vraja-pure bharam haran
dvapare gaurangah priya-kirtanah kali-yuge
caitanya-nama prabhuh

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Who in the Satya-yuga appeared as a half-man half-lion to cure a terrible disease that has ravaged the daityas, and Who in Treta-yuga appeared as a person named Rama, a person who defeated the ten-headed demon Ravana, and Who in the Dvapara-yuga removed the earth's burden and protected the gopa people of Vraja-pura, will appear again in the Kali-yuga. His form will be golden, He will delight in chanting the Lord's holy names, and His name will Caitanya. (Nrsimha Purana)

kaleh prathama-sandhyayam
gaurango 'ham mahi-tale
bhagirathi-tate ramye
bhavisyami saci-sutah

In the first sandhya of Kali-yuga I will appear on the earth in a beautiful place by the Ganges' shore. I will be the son of Sacidevi and My complexion will be golden. (Padma Purana)

yatra yogesvarah saksad
yogi-cintyo janardanah
caitanya-vapur aste vai
sandranandatmakah prabhuh

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Who is filled with bliss, Who rescues the devotees from a host of calamities, and Who is the master of yoga and the object of the yogis' meditation, will appear in His transcendental form and will be known by the name Caitanya. (Padma Purana)

antah-krsno bahir-gaurah
sangopangastra-parsadah
sacigarbhe samapnuyam
maya-manusa-karma-krt

Inside black and outside golden and accompanied by His associates and weapons, I shall appear in the womb of Saci. I will seemingly act as a human being because of the cover of My maya potency. (Skanda Purana)

kali-ghora-tamascchannan
sarvan acara-varjitan
saci garbhe ca sambhuya
tarayisyami narada

O Narada, appearing from the womb of Sacidevi [an incarnation of Krsna's mother Yasoda], I shall deliver the people of Kali-yuga, who will be covered by deep ignorance and thus devoid of good behavior. (Vamana Purana)

aham eva dvija-srestho
lila-pracurya-vigrahah
bhagavad-bhakta-rupena
lokan raksami sarvada

I shall come as the best of the brahmanas. I will exhibit many pastimes in the form of a devotee. I shall deliver the people of the world. (Varaha Purana)

mundo gaurah sudirghangas
trisrotastira-sambhavah
dayaluh kirtanagrahi
bhavisyami kalau yuge
kalau sankirtanarambhe
bhavisyami saci-sutah

In Kali-yuga I shall appear in a golden form with shaved head and a tall body. I shall be merciful to people engaged in sankirtana on the bank of the River Ganges. When the sankirtana movement is inaugurated, I shall descend as the son of Sacidevi. (Vayu Purana)

suddho gaurah-su-dirghango
ganga-tira-samudbhavah
dayaluh-kirtana-grahi
bhavisyami kalau yuge

In the age of Kali-yuga, I shall come in a place on the bank of the Ganges. I will be very pure, have a fair complexion, and be very tall and chant the holy names of Krsna. (Vayu Purana)

paurnamasyam phalgunasya
phalguni-rksa-yogatah
bhavisye gaura-rupena
saci-garbhe purandarat

I shall advent in the month of Phalguna, when the star Phalguni is conjoined with the full moon. I shall incarnate in a golden complexion in the womb of Saci and Purandara Misra. (Vayu Purana)