Early History of the Vaishnava Faith and Movement in Bengal, from Sanskrit and Bengali Sources c9.s5.53

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¹ It is curious, however, that in the later hagiology of the sect Caitanya's intimate friend and follower Gadādhara is regarded as an incarnation of Rādhā and the Śakti of Caitanya (*Gaura-gaṇoddeśa*, śl. 11), while this honour is not accorded to either of the two wives of Caitanya. It is not denied that Caitanya is Rādhā, but since Caitanya is also Kṛṣṇa, his Śakti from this aspect is Gadādhara. As Ānandin puts it: *svayaṃ śrī-rādhikā.........eka-prakāṭena śrī-caitanyenābhinnā, prakāṭāntareṇa gadādhara-paṇḍita-svarūpā* (on *Caitanya-candrāmṛta*, śl. 118). See above p. 93, footnote 2.