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Sridhar ji,
Here is some additional info on Baladeva's claim that Chaitanya belonged to the lineage of Madhva.

1. Apparently the first time this is mentioned is in the Sanskrit biography,Chaitanya charitmrta mahakavya, of Kavi Karnapura. None of the six Goswamis, however, make that claim. Chaitanya has admiited that he was a Shankarite monk, since Keshava Bharati was his Guru, and used to call himself a mayavadi albeit in a disparaging manner.

2. Chaitanya also visited the Sringeri Monastery and while he is said to have entered into debate everywhere else, he did not get into any debate in Sringeri. Could it be because Sringeri is the headquarters of the Bharatis and Chaitany was received respectfully since his Guru was a Bharati?

3. Chaitanya remarked after visiting Madhva's monastery in Udipi," Both karmis
and jnanis are devoid of devotion; these are the very two signs in your
sampradaya. The only virtue I see in your sampradaya is the you accept the
true form of the Lord". Would he say this if he regarded himself in the lineage of Madhva?

4. Chaitanya did not agree with Shankara's Brahma Sutra Bhasya. Chaitanya told Vasudeva Sarvabhauma (the famous Navya Nyaya scholar), "The meaning of the Sutra is perfectly clear; but listening to your explanations (Shankara's Bhasya) has confused my mind. ..... Shankara's commentary does not reflect the primary meaning of the Sutra." So it is clear that Chaitanya rejected Mayavad.

5. Chaitanya's remarks about Brahma Sutra to Advaitin Prakasananda in Banares are quite remarkable:
"The meaning of Vyasa Sutras is extremely deep. Vyasa was bhagavat himself
(i.e. an avatara of bhagavat). As no mere mortal is capable of understanding
the meaning of his Sutras, he has himself explained them. No when the author
himself explains his own Sutras, their true meaning can be understood. The
meaning of the syllable OM is contained in the Gayatri, and the meaning of
the Gayatri is explained in the Catuhsloki, the four Bhagavata verses
(2/9/30-33) which were handed down from Isvara to Brahma, from Brahma to
Narada, and from Narada to Vyasa. When Vyasa first heard these verse, he
thought,'This is indeed the correct interpretation of my sutras. I will
compose the Bhagavata to serve as a commentary on these sutras.'
Vyasa then gathered together all of the doctrines found in the four Vedas
and Upanisads. Each verse which forms the subject of a particular sutra was
made into a verse of the Bhagavata. Thus the Bhagavata represents the (true)
commentary on the Brahmasutra. The Bhagavata and the Upanisads speak with
one voice. (CCm. 25/89-98).

This is very important piece of information and may explain why none of the six Goswamis wrote a commentary on the Brahma Sutra. Jiva, in particular, could have easily done it. Yet none of them did. It seems the obvious explanation is that Chaitanya told them that the Bhagavata Purana is already the definitive commentary on the Sutras. Given this information why did the Gaudiya Vaishnavas accept Baladeva's dualistic interpretation of the Sutra as reflecting Chaitanya's views?

[To be continued]
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