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Lord Caitanya Meets Vallabha Bhaṭṭa
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PURPORT
This is a verse written by Bilvamaṅgala Thākura. It is found in the  Laghu-bhāgavatāmṛta  (1.5.37).
TEXT 16
মহাপ্রভু কহে—“শুন, ভট্ট মহামতি । মায়াবাদী সন্ন্যাসী আমি, না জানি কৃষ্ণভক্তি ॥ ১৬ ॥
mahāprabhu kahe  — “śuna, bhaṭṭa mahā-mati māyāvādī sannyāsī āmi, nā jāni kṛṣṇa-bhakti
SYNONYMS
mahāprabhu kahe  — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied; śuna—please hear; bhaṭṭa—My dear Vallabha Bhaṭṭa; mahā-mati—learned scholar; māyāvādī—in the Māyāvāda school; sannyāsī—sannyāsī; āmi—I; nā jāni—I do not know; kṛṣṇa-bhakti—devotional service to Kṛṣṇa.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied, “My dear Vallabha Bhaṭṭa, you are a learned scholar. Kindly listen to Me. I am a sannyāsī of the Māyāvāda school. Therefore I have no chance of knowing what kṛṣṇa-bhakti is.
TEXT 17
অদ্বৈতাচার্য-গোসাঞি —‘সাক্ষাৎ ঈশ্বর’ । তাঁর সঙ্গে আমার মন হইল নির্যল ॥ ১৭ ॥
advaitācārya-gosāñi  — ‘sākṣāt īśvara’ tāṅra saṅge āmāra mana ha-ila nirmala
SYNONYMS
advaita-ācārya-gosāñi  — Advaita Ācārya; sākṣāt īśvara—directly the Supreme Personality of Godhead; tāṅra saṅge—by His association; āmāra—My; mana—mind; ha-ila—has become; nirmala—purified.
TRANSLATION
“Nevertheless, My mind has become purified because I have associated with Advaita Ācārya, who is directly the Supreme Personality of Godhead.