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?