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Pastimes of the Lord in His Youth
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TRANSLATION
In Gayā, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was initiated by Īśvara Purī, and immediately afterwards He exhibited signs of love of Godhead. He again displayed such symptoms after returning home.
PURPORT
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to Gayā, accompanied by many of His disciples, He became sick on the way. He had such a high fever that He asked His students to bring water that had washed the feet of  brāhmaṇas , and when they brought it the Lord drank it and was cured. Therefore everyone should respect the position of a  brāhmaṇa , as indicated by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Neither the Lord nor His followers displayed any disrespect to  brāhmaṇas .
The followers of the Lord must be prepared to offer  brāhmaṇas  all due respect. But preachers of Lord Caitanya's cult object if someone presents himself as a  brāhmaṇa  without having the necessary qualifications. The followers of Lord Caitanya cannot blindly accept that everyone born in a  brāhmaṇa  family is a  brāhmaṇa . Therefore one should not indiscriminately follow the Lord's example of showing respect to  brāhmaṇas  by drinking water that has washed their feet. Gradually the  brāhmaṇa  families have become degraded because of the contamination of Kali-yuga. Thus they misguide people by exploiting their sentiments.
TEXT 10
শ্রীকৈ প্রেমদান, তবে অদ্বৈত-মিলন । অদ্বৈত পাইল বিশ্বরূপ-দরণন ॥ ১০ ॥
śacīke prema-dāna, tabe advaita-milana advaita pāila viśvarūpa-daraśana
SYNONYMS
śacīke—unto mother Śacīdevī; prema-dāna—giving love of Godhead; tabe—thereafter; advaita—with Advaita Ācārya; milana—meeting; advaita—Advaita Ācārya; pāila—received; viśva-rūpa—of the universal form of the Lord; daraśana—vision.
TRANSLATION
Thereafter the Lord delivered love of Kṛṣṇa to His mother, Śacīdevī, nullifying her offense at the feet of Advaita Ācārya. Thus there was a meeting with Advaita Ācārya, who later had a vision of the Lord's universal form.
PURPORT
One day Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was sitting on the throne of Viṣṇu in the house of Śrīvāsa Prabhu, and in a mood of His own, He said, "My mother has offended the lotus feet of Advaita Ācārya. Unless she nullifies this offense at the lotus feet of a Vaiṣṇava, it will not be possible for her to achieve love of Kṛṣṇa." Hearing this,