Early History of the Vaishnava Faith and Movement in Bengal, from Sanskrit and Bengali Sources c9.s5.39
Early History of the Vaiṣṇava Faith and Movement in Bengal, from Sanskrit and Bengali Sources c9.s5.39
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On the other hand, Prabodhānanda Sarasvatī makes direct use of and elaborates this doctrine in his *Caitanya-candrāmṛta*.³ This work, consisting of a series of 143 devotional lyrics in praise of Caitanya, may not be a recognized work of Bengal Vaiṣṇavism, but it has been held in great esteem. In this work, Prabodhānanda appears to regard Caitanya as one of the greatest Avatāras of Kṛṣṇa (śl. 1 and 7), who descended to earth in the womb of Śacī for propagating the spirit of Bhakti unrevealed even to great sages of old (śl. 18). In one whole section (the tenth) of 21 verses he speaks of the greatness of the Caitanya-Avatāra.