Text 54]
Lord Caitanya Meets Vallabha Bhaṭṭa
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bhaṭṭera hṛdaye dṛḍha abhimāna jāni' bhaṅgī kari' mahāprabhu kahe eta vāṇī
SYNONYMS
bhaṭṭera hṛdaye —in the heart of Vallabha Bhaṭṭa;  dṛḍha —fixed;  abhimāna —pride;  jāni' —understanding;  bhaṅgī kari' —making a hint;  mahāprabhu —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  kahe —spoke;  eta vāṇī —these words.
TRANSLATION
Knowing that Vallabha Bhaṭṭa's heart was full of pride, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu spoke these words, hinting at how one can learn about devotional service.
PURPORT
Vallabha Bhaṭṭa was greatly proud of his knowledge in devotional service, and therefore he wanted to speak about Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu without understanding the Lord's position. The Lord therefore hinted in many ways that if Vallabha Bhaṭṭa wanted to know what devotional service actually is, he would have to learn from all the devotees He mentioned, beginning with Advaita Ācārya, Lord Nityānanda, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya and Rāmānanda Rāya. As Svarūpa Dāmodara has said, if one wants to learn the meaning of  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam , one must take lessons from a realized soul. One should not proudly think that one can understand the transcendental loving service of the Lord simply by reading books. One must become a servant of a Vaiṣṇava. As Narottama dāsa Thākura has confirmed,  chāḍiyā vaiṣṇava-sevā nistāra pāyeche kebā : one cannot be in a transcendental position unless one very faithfully serves a pure Vaiṣṇava. One must accept a Vaiṣṇava  guru  ( ādau gurv-āśrayam ), and then by questions and answers one should gradually learn what pure devotional service to Kṛṣṇa is. That is called the  paramparā  system.
TEXT 54
“আমি সে ‘বৈষ্ণব’,—ভক্তিসিদ্ধান্ত সব জানি। আমি সে ভাগবত-অর্থ উত্তম বাখানি ॥” ৫৪ ॥
“āmi se ‘vaiṣṇava’, —bhakti-siddhānta saba jāni āmi se bhāgavata-artha uttama vākhāni”
SYNONYMS
āmi —I; se—that;  vaiṣṇava —Vaiṣṇava;  bhakti-siddhānta —conclusions of devotional service;  saba —all;  jāni —I know;  āmi —I; se—that;  bhāgavata-artha —meaning of the  Bhāgavatam ;  uttama —very well;  vākhāni —can explain.