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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Ādi-lilā, Ch. 17]
all the devotees went to bring Advaita Ācārya there. While coming to see the Lord, Advaita Ācārya was glorifying the characteristics of mother Śacīdevī, and thus upon arriving He fell down on the ground in ecstasy. Then, under the instruction of Lord Caitanya, Śacīdevī took advantage of this situation to touch Advaita Ācārya's lotus feet. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was very much pleased by His mother's action, and He said, "Now My mother's offense at the lotus feet of Advaita Ācārya has been rectified, and she may have love of Kṛṣṇa without difficulty." By this example Lord Caitanya taught everyone that although one may be very much advanced in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, if one offends the lotus feet of a Vaiṣṇava his advancement will not bear fruit. We should therefore be very much conscious not to offend a Vaiṣṇava.  Caitanya-caritāmṛta  has described such an offense as follows:
yadi vaiṣṇava-aparādha uṭhe hātī mātā upāḍe vā chiṇḍe, tāra śukhi' yāya pātā  (Cc. Madhya 19.156)
As a mad elephant may trample all the plants in a garden, so by committing one offense at the lotus feet of a Vaiṣṇava one may spoil all the devotional service he has accumulated in his life.
After this incident, one day Advaita Ācārya Prabhu requested Caitanya Mahāprabhu to display the universal form He had very kindly shown Arjuna. Lord Caitanya agreed to this proposal, and Advaita Prabhu was fortunate enough to see the universal form of the Lord.
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প্রভুর অভিষেক তবে করিল শ্রীবাস।   খাটে বসি’ প্রভু কৈলা ঐশ্বর্য প্রকাশ ॥ ১১ ॥
prabhura abhiṣeka tabe karila śrīvāsa khāṭe vasi' prabhu kailā aiśvarya prakāśa
SYNONYMS
prabhura —of the Lord;  abhiṣeka —worship;  tabe —after that;  karila —did;  śrīvāsa —of the name Śrīvāsa;  khāṭe —on the cot;  vasi' —sitting;  prabhu —Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  kailā —did;  aiśvarya —opulence;  prakāśa —manifestation.
TRANSLATION
Śrīvāsa Thākura then worshiped Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu by the process of abhiṣeka. Sitting on a cot, the Lord exhibited transcendental opulence.
PURPORT
Abhiṣeka  is a special function for the installation of the Deity. In this ceremony the Deity is bathed with milk and water and then worshiped and given a change of