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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 12.31
সে পত্ৰীতে লেখা আছে—এই ত’ লিখন
ঈশ্বরত্বে আচার্যেরে করিয়াছে স্থাপন ॥ ৩১ ৷৷
se patrīte lekhā āche — ei ta’ likhana
īśvaratve ācāryere kariyāche sthāpana
That note established Advaita Ācārya as an incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
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The note spoke about Advaita Ācārya.
It established Him as an incarnation.
It identified Him as an incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Loyalty and discernment. The narrative distinguishes fidelity to the ācārya from deviation.
The mood of Ādi 12 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Other so-called descendants and followers of Advaita Ācārya are not to be recognized. This chapter also includes narrations concerning the son of Advaita Ācārya named Gopāla Miśra and Advaita Ācārya’s servant named Kamalākānta Viśvāsa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 12
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