The Dialogue of Manuscripts in the Dramaturgy of Hagiography: Quotations from Rupa Goswami's Vidagdha-madhava and Lalita-madhava Cited by Krishnadas Kaviraja Goswami in Caitanya-caritamrta
In this article we have considered how Sanskrit quotes from Rupa Gosvami's plays (Vidagdha-madhava and Lalita-madhava) entered by Krishnadas Kaviraja into the Bengali text of Caitanya-caritamrita, highlight the important parts of the hagiography and dramaturgy of the narration. They reveal the very peak of the extensive work of Krishnadas Kaviradja Gosvami, that, in turn, change our perception of Rupy Gosvami's plays. The excerpts from the works of Rupy Gosvami, interwoven into the 'fabric' of this hagiography, are used as an illustration of significant philosophical doctrines in the text of Caitanya-caritamrita. They are also cited as an evidence of the author's theological thoughts. The listed above Sanskrit and Bengali manuscripts (from The Manuscript Collection Kept at the IOM RAS) enter into the dialogue to emphasize the tectonics and logic of the hagiography development.