Early History of the Vaishnava Faith and Movement in Bengal, from Sanskrit and Bengali Sources c6.s1.t2.8

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kheḍayā), which is put in Svarūpa's mouth in the drama, is said to be Svarūpa's own composition incorporated by Kavi-karṇapūra.¹ He was well versed in Vaiṣṇava theology and practice, and had charge of young Raghunātha-dāsa's Vaiṣṇava training at Purī.² In Kavikarṇapūra's Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā, Svarūpa Dāmodara is credited with the doctrine of Pañca-tattva,³ which established Caitanya, Nityānanda, Advaita, Gadādhara and Śrīvāsa as the five Tattvas of the faith, and exalted Caitanya as Mahāprabhu and Nityānanda and Advaita as Prabhus. This would indicate Svarūpa's attitude, if not the whole of his theology. He is said to have been so deeply attached to Caitanya that he never survived the great shock of Caitanya's death; but from Raghunātha-dāsa's reference in the Muktā-caritra (śl. 4), it is not unlikely that he passed his last days at Vṛndāvana and wrote his personal reminiscences there.