Ādi-līlā, Chapter 7
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“One cannot understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead or His name, form, qualities or paraphernalia, but if one renders service unto Him the Lord reveals Himself.” ( Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu  1.2.234) Here one can see the effect of the Māyāvādī  sannyāsīs ’ service toward Nārāyaṇa. Because they offered a little respect to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and because they were pious and actually followed the austere rules and regulations of  sannyāsa , they had some understanding of Vedānta philosophy, and by the grace of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu they could appreciate that He was none other than the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is endowed with all six opulences. One of these opulences is His beauty. By His extraordinarily beautiful bodily features the Māyāvādī  sannyāsīs  recognized Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as Nārāyaṇa Himself. He was not a farcical Nārāyaṇa like the  daridrā-nārāyaṇas  invented by so-called  sannyāsīs .
TEXT 105
তোমার প্রভাবে সবার আনন্দিত মন ।
ক্ষু অসঙ্গত নহে তোমার বচন ॥ ১০৫ ॥
tomāra prabhāve sabāra ānandita mana kabhu asaṅgata nahe tomāra vacana
SYNONYMS
tomāra —Your;  prabhāve —by influence;  sabāra —of everyone;  ānandita —joyful;  mana —mind;  kabhu —at any time;  asaṅgata —unreasonable;  nahe —does not;  tomāra —Your;  vacana —speeches.
TRANSLATION
“Dear sir, by Your influence our minds are greatly satisfied, and we believe that Your words will never be unreasonable. Therefore You can speak on Vedānta-sūtra.”
PURPORT
In this verse the words  tomāra prabhāve  (“Your influence”) are very important. Unless one is spiritually advanced he cannot influence an audience. Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura has sung,  śuddha bhakata caraṇa reṇu, bhajana-anukūla : “Unless one associates with a pure devotee he cannot be influenced to understand devotional service.” These Māyāvādī  sannyāsīs  were fortunate enough to meet the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the form of a devotee, and certainly they were greatly influenced by the Lord. They knew that since a perfectly advanced spiritualist never says anything false, all his words are reasonable and agree with the Vedic version. A highly realized person never says anything that has no meaning. Māyāvādī philosophers claim to be the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and this has no meaning, but Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu never uttered such nonsense. The Māyāvādī  sannyāsīs  were convinced about His personality, and therefore they wanted to hear from Him the purport of Vedānta philosophy.