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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 7]
TEXT 18
সর্বশাস্ত্রে কৃষ্ণভক্ত্যে নাহি যাঁর সম। অতএব ‘অদ্বৈত-আচার্য’ তাঁর নাম ॥ ১৮ ॥
sarva-śāstre kṛṣṇa-bhaktye nāhi yāṅra sama ataeva ‘advaita-ācārya’ tāṅra nāma
SYNONYMS
sarva-śāstre —in all revealed scriptures;  kṛṣṇa-bhaktye —in the devotional service of Lord Kṛṣṇa;  nāhi —is not;  yāṅra —of whom;  sama —equal;  ataeva —therefore;  advaita —without a competitor;  ācārya — ācārya ;  tāṅra nāma —His name.
TRANSLATION
“He is unparalleled in His understanding of all the revealed scriptures and the devotional service of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Therefore He is called Advaita Ācārya.”
TEXT 19
যাঁহার কৃপাতে মেচ্ছের হয় কৃষ্ণভক্তি । কে কহিতে পারে তাঁর বৈষ্ণবতা-শক্তি ? ১৯ ॥
yāṅhāra kṛpāte mlecchera haya kṛṣṇa-bhakti ke kahite pāre tāṅra vaiṣṇavatā-śakti?
SYNONYMS
yāṅhāra —whose;  kṛpāte —by mercy;  mlecchera —of  mlecchas ;  haya —is;  kṛṣṇa-bhakti —devotional service to Kṛṣṇa;  ke —who;  kahite pāre —can describe;  tāṅra —His;  vaiṣṇavatā-śakti —power of Vaiṣṇavism.
TRANSLATION
“He is such a great personality that by His mercy He can convert even the meateaters [mlecchas] to the devotional service of Kṛṣṇa. Who, therefore, can estimate the power of His Vaiṣṇavism?”
PURPORT
It is extremely difficult to convert a  mleccha , or meateater, into a devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Therefore anyone who can do so is situated on the highest level of Vaiṣṇavism.