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Šri Caitanya  caritāmrtā
[[Madhya-lilā Ch. 4]
СЕУНОЛУМЕС
śānti-pura —to the place known as Śāntipura;  āilā —came;  advaita-ācāryera —of Śrī Advaita Ācārya;  ghare —to the home;  purīra prema —the ecstatic love of Mādhavendra Purī;  dekhi' —seeing;  ācārya —Advaita Ācārya;  ānanda —pleased;  antare —within Himself
TRANSLATION
When Mādhavendra Purī arrived at the house of Advaita Ācārya in Śāntipura, the Ācārya became very pleased upon seeing the ecstatic love of Godhead manifest in Mādhavendra Purī.
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তাঁর ঠাঞি মন্ত্র লৈল যতন করিএগ।
চলিলা দক্ষিণে পুরী তাঁরে দীক্ষা দিএগ ॥ ১১১ ॥
tänra ṭhāñi mantra laila yatana kariñā calilā dakṣiṇe puri tānre dikṣā diñā
SYNONYMS
tāṅra   ṭhāñi —from him;  mantra —initiation;  laila —accepted;  yatana —efforts;  kariñā —making;  calilā —started;  dakṣiṇe —toward the south;  purī —Mādhavendra Purī;  tāṅre —to Him (Advaita Ācārya);  dīkṣā —initiation;  diñā —giving.
TRANSLATION
Advaita Ācārya  begged to be initiated by  Mādhavendra Purī . After initiating  Him ,  Mādhavendra Purī  started for  South India .
PURPORT
In this connection, Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura comments that Advaita Ācārya took initiation from Mādhavendra Purī, who was a  sannyāsī  in the disciplic succession of the Madhva-sampradāya. According to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu:
kibā vipra kibā nyāsī śūdra kene naya, yei kṛṣṇa-tattva-vettā, sei ‘guru’ haya
“A person may be a  brāhmaṇa ,  sannyāsī , a  śūdra  or whatever, but if he is well conversant in the science of Kṛṣṇa, he can become a  guru .” (Cc.  Madhya  8.128) This statement is supported by Śrī Mādhavendra Purī. According to the  pañcarātra  injunction, only a householder  brāhmaṇa  can initiate. Others cannot. When a person is initiated, it is assumed that he has become a  brāhmaṇa ; without being ini-