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| Ādi-līlā | Chapter 12: The Expansions of Advaita Ācārya and Gadādhara Paṇḍita |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 12.80
śākhā-śreṣṭha dhruvānanda, śrīdhara brahmacārī
bhāgavatācārya, haridāsa brahmacārī
SYNONYMS
śākhā-śreṣṭha — the chief branch; dhruvānanda — Dhruvānanda; śrīdhara brahmacārī — Śrīdhara Brahmacārī; bhāgavatācārya — Bhāgavata Ācārya; haridāsa brahmacārī — Haridāsa Brahmacārī.
TRANSLATION
The chief branches of Śrī Gadādhara Paṇḍita were (1) Śrī Dhruvānanda, (2) Śrīdhara Brahmacārī, (3) Haridāsa Brahmacārī and (4) Raghunātha Bhāgavata Ācārya.
PURPORT
Text 152 of the Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā describes Śrī Dhruvānanda Brahmacārī as an incarnation of Lalitā, and texts 194 and 199 describe Śrīdhara Brahmacārī as the gopī known as Candralatikā.
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