Lord Chaitanya appeared in 1486. Even in His childhood He was renowned as a great saint. Moreover, after renouncing the world at age 24 He traveled throughout India to teach the forgotten essence of the ancient Vedic wisdom. He began a revolution in spiritual consciousness by inaugurating the chanting of the maha-mantra: Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. He predicted that this mantra would spread to every town and village. He is known as the covered incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna, because He appeared as the Lord’s devotee, teaching everyone to develop love of God. Lord Chaitanya wrote the Shikshastakam, eight verses glorifying the chanting of the Lord’s holy names. He left this world in 1534.