Today, as I browsed through Murāri Gupta's 'Caitanya Carita Mahākāvya', I found a beautiful verse in the introduction (1.20) which ends with this line:
śrī-yuktādvaita-varyaḥ parama-rasa-kalācāraya īśo vireje
(Syntax: śrī-yuktaḥ = resplendent; advaita-varyaḥ = the superexcellent advaita prabhu; parama = the supreme; rasa = relation with God; kalā = the arts; ācārya = teacher; īśaḥ = God; vireje = shines.
"The most glorious Advaita Ācārya is the Supreme Lord and the greatest teacher of the supreme rasa (the divine amorous flavour in relation to Śrī Kṛṣṇa)."
This adds to the existing evidence that Advaita Ācārya is indeed the bestower of madhura rasa, despite claims to the contrary. This line has been added to page 1 of my essay 'In defense of the Advaita Vaṁśa' at the linktab 'Articles' on http://www.madangopal.com/.
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