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Chapter Summary

Purport
Bhaktivinoda ṬhÄkura gives a summary of the twelfth chapter in his Amá¹›ta-pravÄha-bhÄá¹£ya. The twelfth chapter describes the followers of Advaita Prabhu, among whom the followers of AcyutÄnanda, the son of Advaita Ä€cÄrya, are understood to be the pure followers who received the cream of the philosophy ÅšrÄ« Advaita Ä€cÄrya enunciated. Other so-called descendants and followers of Advaita Ä€cÄrya are not to be recognized. This chapter also includes narrations concerning the son of Advaita Ä€cÄrya named GopÄla MiÅ›ra and Advaita Ä€cÄrya’s servant named KamalÄkÄnta ViÅ›vÄsa. In his early life GopÄla fainted during the cleansing of the Guṇá¸icÄ-mandira at JagannÄtha PurÄ« and thus became a recipient of the mercy of Lord Caitanya MahÄprabhu. The story of KamalÄkÄnta ViÅ›vÄsa concerns his borrowing three hundred rupees from PratÄparudra MahÄrÄja to clear a debt of Advaita Ä€cÄrya’s, for which ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu chastised him when He came to know of it. KamalÄkÄnta ViÅ›vÄsa was then purified by the request of ÅšrÄ« Advaita Ä€cÄrya. After describing the descendants of Advaita Ä€cÄrya, the chapter concludes by describing the followers of GadÄdhara Paṇá¸ita GosvÄmÄ«.