Ādi-līlā, Chapter 7
43
TRANSLATION
“My dear Lord, I know that You never mix with other sannyāsīs, but please be merciful unto me and accept my invitation.”
PURPORT
An  ācārya  or great personality of the Vaiṣṇava school is very strict in his principles, but although he is as hard as a thunderbolt, sometimes he is as soft as a rose. Thus actually he is independent. He follows all the rules and regulations strictly, but sometimes he slackens this policy. It was known that Lord Caitanya never mixed with the Māyāvādī  sannyāsīs , yet He conceded to the request of the  brāhmaṇa , as stated in the next verse.
TEXT 56
প্রভু হাসি’ নিমন্ত্রণ কৈল অঙ্গীকার । সন্ন্যাসীরে কৃপা লাগি’ এ ভঙ্গী তাঁহার ॥ ৫৬ ॥
prabhu hāsi’ nimantraṇa kaila aṅgīkāra sannyāsīre kṛpā lāgi’ e bhaṅgī tāṅhāra
SYNONYMS
prabhu —the Lord;  hāsi’ —smiling;  nimantraṇa —invitation;  kaila —made;  aṅgīkāra —acceptance;  sannyāsīre —unto the Māyāvādī  sannyāsīs ;  kṛpā —to show them mercy;  lāgi’ —for the matter of;  e —this;  bhaṅgī —gesture;  tāṅhāra —His.
TRANSLATION
Lord Caitanya smiled and accepted the invitation of the  brāhmaṇa . He made this gesture to show His mercy to the Māyāvādī  sannyāsīs .
PURPORT
Tapana Miśra and Candraśekhara appealed to the lotus feet of the Lord regarding their grief at the criticism of Him by the  sannyāsīs  in Benares. Caitanya Mahāprabhu merely smiled, yet He wanted to fulfill the desires of His devotees, and the opportunity came when the  brāhmaṇa  came to request Him to accept his invitation to be present in the midst of the other  sannyāsīs . This coincidence was made possible by the omnipotency of the Lord.
TEXT 57
সে বিপ্র জানেন প্রভু না যা’ন কা’র ঘরে । তাঁহার প্রেরণায় তাঁরে অত্যাগ্রহ করে ॥ ৫৭ ॥