Antya-līlā

Chapter 7: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Vallabha Bhaṭṭa

Verse 170 of 167
Cc Antya 7.170

দিনান্তরে পণ্ডিত কৈল প্রভুর নিমন্ত্রণ প্রভু তাহাঙ্ভিক্ষা কৈল লঞা নিজগণ

दिनान्तरे पण्डित कैल प्रभुर निमन्त्रण प्रभु ताहाङ्भिक्षा कैल लञा निजगण

dināntare paṇḍita kaila prabhura nimantraṇa prabhu tāhāṅ bhikṣā kaila lañā nija-gaṇa

Synonyms

dina-antareanother day; paṇḍitaGadādhara Paṇḍita; kaila prabhura nimantraṇainvited Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; tāhāṅthere; bhikṣā kailatook prasāda; lañā nija-gaṇawith His personal associates..

Translation

Another day, Gadādhara Paṇḍita invited Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to dinner. The Lord took prasāda at his home with His personal associates.

Purport

Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura comments that Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu acted as a very merciful well-wisher toward Vallabha Bhaṭṭa by externally neglecting him in many ways to purify him of his false pride in being a learned scholar. The Lord neglected Gadādhara Paṇḍita for a few days because of his associating with Vallabha Bhaṭṭa. Actually He was not at all displeased with Gadādhara Paṇḍita. Indeed, because Gadādhara Paṇḍita is the personal potency of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, there is no chance of the Lord's being dissatisfied with him. However, a person who is too attracted to externals cannot understand the deep meaning of these dealings of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. If one therefore becomes disrespectful to Gadādhara Paṇḍita, he will surely be vanquished.

Verse 170 of 167
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