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Chapter 7: Lord Caitanya in Five Features

Verse 65 of 165
Cc Ādi 7.65

আপনে প্রকাশানন্দ হাতেতে ধরিযা বসাইলা সভামধ্যে সম্মান করিযা

आपने प्रकाशानन्द हातेते धरिया वसाइला सभामध्ये सम्मान करिया

āpane prakāśānanda hātete dhariyā vasāilā sabhā-madhye sammāna kariyā

Synonyms

āpane—personally; prakāśānanda—Prakāśānanda; hātete—by His hand; dhariyā—capturing; vasāilā—made Him sit; sabhā-madhye—in the assembly of; sammāna—with great respect; kariyā—offering Him..

Translation

Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī, however, caught Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu personally by the hand and seated Him with great respect in the midst of the assembly.

Purport

The respectful behavior of Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī toward Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is very much to be appreciated. Such behavior is calculated to be ajñāta-sukṛti, or pious activities that one executes without his knowledge. Thus Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu very tactfully gave Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī an opportunity to advance in ajñāta-sukṛti so that in the future he might actually become a Vaiṣṇava sannyāsī.

Verse 65 of 165