Ādi 12: The Expansions of Advaita Ācārya and Gadādhara Paṇḍita

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Bhaktivinoda Thakura gives a summary of the Twelfth Chapter of Adi-lila in his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya. This Twelfth Chapter describes the followers of Advaita Prabhu, among whom the followers of Acyutananda, the son of Advaita Acarya, are understood to be the pure followers who received the cream of the philosophy Sri Advaita Acarya enunciated. Other so-called descendants and followers of Advaita Acarya are not to be recognized.This chapter also includes narrations concerning the son of Advaita Acarya named Gopala Misra and Advaita Acarya's servant named Kamalakanta Visvasa. In his early life Gopala fainted during the cleansing of the Gunḍica mandira at Jagannatha Puri and thus became a recipient of the mercy of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. The story of Kamalakanta Visvasa concerns his borrowing three hundred rupees from Prataparudra Maharaja to clear the debts of Advaita Acarya, for which Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu chastised him when He came to know of it. Kamalakanta Visvasa was then purified by the request of Sri Advaita Acarya. After describing the descendants of Advaita Acarya, the chapter concludes by describing the followers of Gadadhara Panḍita Gosvami.