Page 13 - Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu (English)

Prologue xi

As Lord Caitanya is glorious, so are His
devotees. They are eternally liberated associates
of Kåñëa, descended to participate in the pastimes
of His golden avatar. Biographers have recorded
that Gauräìga’s father, Jagannätha Miçra, is a
combined avatar of Vasudeva and Nanda Mahäräja
(respectively, the father and foster father of
Kåñëa in His Dväpara-yuga lélä); His mother,
Çacé, is a combined avatar of Devaké and Yaçodä
(Kåñëa’s mother and foster mother, respectively);
Nityänanda Prabhu is Balaräma, another form
of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; Advaita
Äcärya is a combined avatar of Mahäviñëu and
Sadäçiva; Gadädhara Paëòita is Rädhäräëé; Çréväsa
Paëòita is Närada Muni; Svarüpa Dämodara is the
gopé Viçäkhä; and Rämänanda Räya is the gopé
Lalitä.

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