Drama
Among the voluminous works of Rūpa Gosvāmī, two dramas of note stand out from the heavy mass of theology and philosophy:
They are known as the Vidagdha-Mādhava and the Lalitā-Mādhava.
The skeleton of these plays was read to Chaitanya himself at Purī, and he advised quite freely as to their development, causing the author to change his plan.
They deal with the Rādhā-Krishna episodes at Vrindāvan. We are assured that, despite the apparent sensuousness of these dramas, their theme is spiritual love.
A third drama by Rūpa, called Dānakelī Kaumudī, also treats of the same theme. These works rank high among the Sanskrit productions of the sixteenth century.
Perhaps we should include here a work of Rāmānanda Rāy, Chaitanya's accomplished friend in the service of the king of Orissa:
This man, among his other interests, was the author of a drama named Jagannātha Vallabha, which was one of the few things read to Chaitanya by his disciples during the years of the Purī sojourn.
Doubtless the best-known drama produced in the sect was the Chaitanya Chandrodaya Nāṭaka, written in Sanskrit in Bengal by the distinguished poet Kavikarṇapūra.
This was something like the medieval mystery plays of Europe, with virtues and vices personified and evil conditions portrayed. Chaitanya is set forth in this work as a saviour.