Page 13 - Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu (English)
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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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