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Śrī-Caitanya-caritāmṛta
PURPORT
This exemplary behavior of Lord Caitanya definitely proves that a Vaiṣṇava  sannyāsī  cannot accept invitations from Māyāvādi  sannyāsīs  nor intimately mix with them.
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সনাতন গোসাঞি আসি’ তাঁহাই মিলিলা। তাঁর শিক্ষা লাগি’ প্রভু দু-মাস রহিলা ॥ ৪৭ ॥
sanātana gosāñi āsi’ tāṅhāi mililā tāṅra śikṣā lāgi’ prabhu du-māsa rahilā
SYNONYMS
sanātana —of the name Sanātana;  gosāñi —a great devotee;  āsi’ —coming there;  tāṅhāi —there at Vārāṇasī;  mililā —visited Him;  tāṅra —His;  śikṣā —instruction;  lāgi’ —for the matter of;  prabhu —Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  du-māsa —two months;  rahilā —remained there.
TRANSLATION
When Sanātana Gosvāmī came from Bengal, he met Lord Caitanya at the house of Tapana Miśra, where Lord Caitanya remained continuously for two months to teach him devotional service.
PURPORT
Lord Caitanya taught Sanātana Gosvāmī in the line of disciplinary succession. Sanātana Gosvāmī was a very learned scholar in Sanskrit and other languages, but until instructed by Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu he did not write anything about Vaiṣṇava behavior. His very famous book  Hari-bhakti-vilāsa , which gives directions for Vaiṣṇava candidates, was written completely in compliance with the instructions of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. In this  Hari-bhakti-vilāsa  Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī gives definite instructions that by proper initiation by a bona fide spiritual master one can immediately become a  brāhmaṇa . In this connection he says:
yathā kāñcanatām yāti kāṁsyam rasa-vidhānataḥ tathā dīkṣā-vidhānena dvijatvam jāyate nṛṇām
“As bell metal is turned to gold when mixed with mercury in an alchemical process, so one who is properly trained and initiated by a bona fide spiritual master immediately becomes a  brāhmaṇa .” Sometimes those born in  brāhmaṇa  families protest this, but they have no strong arguments against this principle. By the grace of Kṛṣṇa and His devotee, one’s life can change. This is confirmed in the  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  by the words  jahāti bandham  and  śuddhanti .  Jahāti bandham  indicates that a living entity is conditioned by a particular type of body. The body is certainly an impediment, but one who associates with a pure devotee and follows his instructions can avoid this impediment and become a regular  brāhmaṇa  by initiation under his strict