Caitanya Mahaprabhu — Scriptural Proofs of His Avatarahood and Divinity. Part 9
Prediction of Caitanya from Ādi-purāṇa and Bṛhan-nāradiya-purāṇa. From the passage we see that it was composed no earlier than the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
Caitanya Mahaprabhu — Scriptural Proofs of His Avatarahood and Divinity. Part 8
Does Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.5.32 really speak of avatāras and kali-yuga-avatāra? Does the Purāṇa predict appearance of Caitanya? The image of Caitanya was formed within a hundred years of
Caitanya Mahaprabhu — Scriptural Proofs of His Avatarahood and Divinity. Part 7
Viśvanātha states that the words channaḥ kalau (“hidden in Kali”) in the Bhāgavata-purāṇa imply Caitanya. From Prabhupāda's point of view, channaḥ kalau is Caitanya's
Caitanya Mahaprabhu — Scriptural Proofs of His Avatarahood and Divinity. Part 6
In dealing with the Nārada-pañcarātra, one should keep in mind three different treatises denoted as Nārada-pañcarātra. One is not a treatise, but quotations composed presumably before the sixteenth century
Caitanya Mahaprabhu — Scriptural Proofs of His Avatarahood and Divinity. Part 5
Any preacher or person can claim to be this deity — whoever likes. The words apply to Caitanya as much as to any other god or person. Taking words out of context and interpreting them in their own favour
Caitanya Mahaprabhu — Scriptural Proofs of His Avatarahood and Divinity. Part 4
Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja created his translation from phrases and ideas that do not exist in the stanza. Why are these words considered to be a proofs for Caitanya’s divinity and a prediction of his descent to earth? The passage was not mentioned by Rūpa
Caitanya Mahaprabhu — Scriptural Proofs of His Avatarahood and Divinity. Part 3
All that has been said about the Caitanya-upaniṣad applies equally to the Gopāla-tāpanī-upaniṣad, the Kṛṣṇa-upaniṣad and the Puruṣa-bodhini-upaniṣad (Puruṣa-bodhini-śruti), passages from which Caitanya's followers quote as prophecies.
Caitanya Mahaprabhu — Scriptural Proofs of His Avatarahood and Divinity. Part 2
According to one version of the Gauḍīya concept of the “avatāras,” God in the form of a yuga-avatāra comes to earth a) every yuga (age) and b) his mission is to establish dharma for each age. Does God really come to earth every yuga?
Caitanya Mahaprabhu — Scriptural Proofs of His Avatarahood and Divinity. Part 1
What exactly are the scriptural proofs of Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s divinity? Which scriptures exactly predicted the coming of Caitanya in the Kali-yuga?
Madhavendra Puri as the founder of the new sampradaya
Madhavendra saw/thought himself as a gopi in separation from his lover. Madhavendra attempted to unify the various local cults of Krishna worship and integrate the ideas associated with the worship of Gopala, Gopinatha and Jagannatha.
