Gauranga

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A Murti (Deity) of Lord Shri Gauranga Mahaprabhu
Main article: Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

Gauranga is another name for Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (or Gauranga Mahaprabhu), the 16th century founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism. The term Gauranga Mahaprabhu references Chaitanya possessing the golden complexion of the goddess Radha as an avatar of Krishna.[1][2]

  1. ^ Prabhupada, His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami. "The Nectar of Devotion". The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust. The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.
  2. ^ see commentary by Bhagvant Swami Prabhupada Archived 2007-02-08 at the Wayback Machine on Bhagavata Purana 11.5.32: Gauranga is a-krishna "not black" = gaura or hari "bright/golden", a "chromatic complement", as it were, that is also encountered in the hare krishna mantra