Twilight of the Sultanate c18.s5.22

c18.s5.22

Like Rāmānuja and the thinkers of the fifteenth century, Chaitanya gives the Gurū a very prominent place in the life of the devotee. "If a creature adores Krishna and serves his Gurū, he is released from the meshes of illusion and attains to Krishna's feet."⁵⁸ He condemns the ritualistic system of the Brahmans. He is against all distinctions of caste. He accepted disciples from all classes of people. From king Pratap Rudra of Orissa to villains and miscreants like Jagai Madhai and Chalgōpāl, all sorts of people were his disciples and their spiritual regeneration was exemplary. Of his Muslim disciples the names of Rūp, Haridās and Sanatan are prominent.