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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Ādi-līlā, Ch. 17]
PURPORT
Advaita Ācārya was a disciple of Mādhavendra Purī, Īśvara Purī's spiritual master. Therefore Īśvara Purī, the spiritual master of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, was Advaita Ācārya's Godbrother. As such, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu treated Advaita Ācārya as His spiritual master, but Śrī Advaita Ācārya did not like this behavior of Lord Caitanya, for He wanted to be treated as His eternal servant. Advaita Prabhu's aspiration was to be a servant of the Lord, not His spiritual master. He therefore devised a plan to antagonize the Lord. He began to explain the path of philosophical speculation in the midst of some unfortunate Māyāvādīs, and when Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard about this, He immediately went there and in a very angry mood began to beat Advaita Ācārya. At that time, Advaita Ācārya, greatly pleased, began to dance, saying, "Just see how My desire has now been fulfilled! Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu used to treat Me honorably for so long, but now He is treating Me neglectfully. This is My reward. His affection for Me is so great that He wanted to save Me from the hands of the Māyāvādīs." Hearing this statement, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu was somewhat ashamed, but He was very much pleased with Advaita Ācārya.
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मुरारिष्ठ-मुक्षे उनि राम-ष्टाम ।
ललाटे लिथिल उार रामदास नाम ॥ ६७ ॥
murāri-gupta-mukhe śuni' rāma-guṇa-grāma lalāṭe likhila tāṅra 'rāmadāsa' nāma
SYNONYMS
murāri-gupta —of Murāri Gupta;  mukhe —from the mouth;  śuni' —hearing;  rāma —of Lord Rāmacandra;  guṇa-grāma —glories;  lalāṭe —on the forehead;  likhila —wrote;  tāṅra —of Murāri Gupta;  rāma-dāsa —the eternal servant of Lord Rāmacandra;  nāma —the name.
TRANSLATION
Murāri Gupta was a great devotee of Lord Rāmacandra. When Lord Caitanya heard Lord Rāmacandra's glories from his mouth, He immediately wrote on his forehead "rāmadāsa" [the eternal servant of Lord Rāmacandra].
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श्रीमदेर लोहपात्रे केल जलपान ।
समस्त उत्करे मिल है वरदान ॥ १० ॥
śrīdharera lauha-pātre kaila jala-pāna samasta bhaktere dila iṣṭa vara-dāna