Ādi-līlā

Chapter 10: The Trunk, Branches and Sub-branches of the Caitanya Tree

Verse 146 of 158
Cc Ādi 10.146

বলভদ্র ভট্টাচার্য—ভক্তি অধিকারী মথুরাগমনে প্রভুর যেঙ্হো ব্রহ্মচারী

बलभद्र भट्टाचार्य—भक्ति अधिकारी मथुरागमने प्रभुर येङ्हो ब्रह्मचारी

balabhadra bhaṭṭācārya—bhakti adhikārī mathurā-gamane prabhura yeṅho brahmacārī

Synonyms

ballabhadra bhaṭṭācāryaof the name Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya; bhakti adhikārībona fide devotee; mathurā-gamanewhile touring Mathurā; prabhuraof the Lord; yeṅhowho; brahmacārīacted as a brahmacārī..

Translation

As a bona fide devotee, Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya, the twenty-third principal associate, acted as the brahmacārī of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu when He toured Mathurā.

Purport

Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya acted as a brahmacārī, or personal assistant of a sannyāsī. A sannyāsī is not supposed to cook. Generally a sannyāsī takes prasāda at the house of a gṛhastha, and a brahmacārī helps in this connection. A sannyāsī is supposed to be a spiritual master and a brahmacārī his disciple. Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya acted as a brahmacārī for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu when the Lord toured Mathurā and Vṛndāvana.

Verse 146 of 158
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