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Lord Caitanya Meets Vallabha Bhaṭṭa
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TEXT 167
অভিমান-পক্ষ ধুঞ্জা ভট্টেরে শোধিলা । সেইদ্বারা আর সব লোকে শিখাইলা ॥ ১৬৭ ॥
abhimāna-paṅka dhuñā bhaṭṭere śodhilā sei-dvārā āra saba loke śikhāilā
SYNONYMS
abhimāna-paṅka —the mud of false pride;  dhuñā —washing;  bhaṭṭere śodhilā —purified Vallabha Bhaṭṭa;  sei-dvārā —by that;  āra saba —all other;  loke —persons;  śikhāilā —instructed.
TRANSLATION
The Lord purified Vallabha Bhaṭṭa by cleansing him of the mud of false pride. By such activities the Lord also instructed others.
TEXT 168
অন্তরে ‘অমুগ্রহ’, বাহ্যে ‘উপেক্ষার প্রায়’ । বাহ্যার্থ যেই লয়, সেই নাশ যায় ॥ ১৬৮ ॥
antare ‘anugraha,’ bāhye ‘upekṣāra prāya’ bāhyārtha yei laya, sei nāśa yāya
SYNONYMS
antare —within the heart;  anugraha —mercy;  bāhye —externally;  upekṣāra prāya —like neglect;  bāhya-artha —the external meaning;  yei —anyone who;  laya —takes;  sei —he;  nāśa yāya —becomes vanquished.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was actually always merciful within His heart, but He was sometimes externally negligent of His devotees. We should not be preoccupied with His external feature, however, for if we do so we shall be vanquished.
TEXT 169
নিগ্ঢ় চৈতন্যলীলা বুঝিতে কা’র শক্তি ? সেই বুঝে, গোরচন্দ্রে যার দৃঢ় ভক্তি, ॥ ১৬৯ ॥