Early History of the Vaishnava Faith and Movement in Bengal, from Sanskrit and Bengali Sources c9.s5.44
Early History of the Vaiṣṇava Faith and Movement in Bengal, from Sanskrit and Bengali Sources c9.s5.44
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He also seems to be aware of the idea of Caitanya's dual incarnation. He tells us (śl. 13) that in Caitanya we have the form of Kṛṣṇa united with that of Rādhā and bearing the beauty of the interior of a full-blown golden lotus.² He therefore addresses Caitanya (śl. 43) as the fair-complexioned lord of the Gopis manifested in the Kali Age.³ It is also noteworthy that in stanza 132 there is a reference to Caitanya as Gaura-nāgara-vara, which apparently subscribes to the Nāgara-bhāva doctrine of Narahari and Locana, deprecated or ignored by the orthodox circles of both Navadvīpa and Vṛndāvana.