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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 7]
nigūḍha caitanya-līlā bujhite kā'ra śakti? sei bujhe, gauracandre yāṅra dṛḍha bhakti
SYNONYMS
nigūḍha —very deep;  caitanya-līlā —the pastimes of Lord Caitanya;  bujhite —to understand;  kā'ra —of whom;  śakti —the power;  sei bujhe —he understands;  gauracandre —unto Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  yāṅra —whose;  dṛḍha bhakti —fixed devotion.
TRANSLATION
The pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu are very deep. Who can understand them? Only one who has firm, deep devotion to His lotus feet.
TEXT 170
দিনাস্তরে পণ্ডিত কৈল প্রভুর নিমন্ত্রণ । প্রভু তাহাঁ ভিক্ষা কৈল লঞ্জা নিজগণ ॥ ১৭০ ।
dināntare paṇḍita kaila prabhura nimantraṇa prabhu tāhāṅ bhikṣā kaila lañā nija-gaṇa
SYNONYMS
dina-antare —another day;  paṇḍita —Gadādhara Paṇḍita;  kaila prabhura nimantraṇa —invited Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  prabhu —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  tāhāṅ —there;  bhikṣā kaila —took  prasāda ;  lañā nija-gaṇa —with His personal associates.
TRANSLATION
Another day, Gadādhara Paṇḍita invited Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to dinner. The Lord took  prasāda  at his home with His personal associates.
PURPORT
Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura comments that Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu acted as a very merciful well-wisher toward Vallabha Bhaṭṭa by externally neglecting him in many ways to purify him of his false pride in being a learned scholar. The Lord neglected Gadādhara Paṇḍita for a few days because of his associating with Vallabha Bhaṭṭa. Actually He was not at all displeased with Gadādhara Paṇḍita. Indeed, because Gadādhara Paṇḍita is the personal potency of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, there is no chance of the Lord's being dissatisfied with him. However, a person who is too attracted to externals cannot understand