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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
TRANSLATION
Thinking, “He [Śrī Advaita Ācārya] is a disciple of Śrī Mādhavendra Purī,” Lord Caitanya obeys Him, respecting Him as His spiritual master.
PURPORT
Śrī Mādhavendra Purī is one of the  ācāryas  in the disciplic succession from Madhvācārya. Mādhavendra Purī had two principal disciples, Īśvara Purī and Śrī Advaita Prabhu. Therefore the Gauḍīya-Vaiṣṇava-sampradāya is a disciplic succession from Madhvācārya. This fact has been accepted in the authorized books known as  Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā  and  Prameya-ratnāvalī , as well as by Gopāla Guru Gosvāmī. The  Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā  clearly states the disciplic succession of the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas as follows: “Lord Brahmā is the direct disciple of Viṣṇu, the Lord of the spiritual sky. His disciple is Nārada, Nārada’s disciple is Vyāsa, and Vyāsa’s disciples are Śukadeva Gosvāmī and Madhvācārya. Padmanābha Ācārya is the disciple of Madhvācārya, and Narahari is the disciple of Padmanābha Ācārya. Mādhava is the disciple of Narahari, Akṣobhya is the direct disciple of Mādhava, and Jayatīrtha is the disciple of Akṣobhya. Jayatīrtha’s disciple is Jñānasindhu, and his disciple is Mahānidhi. Vidyānidhi is the disciple of Mahānidhi, and Rājendra is the disciple of Vidyānidhi. Jayadharma is the disciple of Rājendra. Puruṣottama is the disciple of Jayadharma. Śrīman Lakṣmīpati is the disciple of Vyāsatīrtha, who is the disciple of Puruṣottama. And Mādhavendra Purī is the disciple of Lakṣmīpati.”
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লোকিক-লীলাতে ধর্মমর্যাদা-রক্ষণ ।
স্তুতি-ভক্ত্যে করেন তাঁর চরণ বন্দন ॥ ৪১ ॥
laukika-līlāte dharma-maryādā-rakṣaṇa stuti-bhaktye karena tāṅra caraṇa vandana
SYNONYMS
laukika —popular;  līlāte —in pastimes;  dharma-maryādā —etiquette of religious principles;  rakṣaṇa —observing;  stuti —prayers;  bhaktye —by devotion;  karena —He does;  tāṅra —of Advaita Ācārya;  caraṇa —lotus feet;  vandana —worshiping.
TRANSLATION
To maintain the proper etiquette for the principles of religion, Lord Caitanya bows down at the lotus feet of Śrī Advaita Ācārya with reverential prayers and devotion.
TEXT 42
চৈতন্যগোসাঞ্জিকে আচার্য করে ‘প্রভু’-জ্ঞান । আপনাকে করেন তাঁর ‘দাস’-অভিমান ॥ ৪২ ॥