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රේ R Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[[Madhya-lilā, Ch. 5]]
PURPORT
In this regard, Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Țhākura comments that the younger  brāhmaṇa  rendered service to the older one with the purpose of pleasing Kṛṣṇa. It was not a matter of ordinary worldly dealings. Kṛṣṇa is pleased when a Vaiṣṇava is rendered service. Because the younger  brāhmaṇa  served the older one, Lord Gopāla agreed to become a witness of the marriage negotiation in order to maintain the prestige of both devotees. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would certainly not have liked to hear about marital dealings unless such dealings were exchanged between two Vaiṣṇavas. Marriage arrangements and ceremonies belong to ordinary material  karma-kāṇḍa  sections of the scriptures. The Vaiṣṇavas, however, are not interested in any kind of  karma-kāṇḍa  dealings. Śrīla Narottama dāsa Țhākura says:  karma-kāṇḍa jñāna-kāṇḍa kevala viṣera bhāṇḍa . For a Vaiṣṇava, the  karma-kāṇḍa  and  jñāna-kāṇḍa  sections of the  Vedas  are unnecessary. Indeed, a real Vaiṣṇava takes these sections as a poison pot ( viṣera bhāṇḍa ). Sometimes we take part in a marriage ceremony for our disciples, but this does not mean that we are interested in  karma-kāṇḍa  activities. Sometimes, not knowing the Vaiṣṇava philosophy, an outsider criticizes such activity, maintaining that a  sannyāsī  should not take part in a marriage ceremony between a young boy and girl. However, this is not a  karma-kāṇḍa  activity because our purpose is to spread the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. We are giving all facility to the general populace to take to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, and in order to fix the devotees in concentration on the service of the Lord, marriage is sometimes allowed. We have experienced that such married couples actually render very important service to the mission. Therefore, one should not misunderstand when a  sannyāsī  takes part in a marriage ceremony. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Nityānanda Prabhu took great pleasure in hearing about the marriage ceremony between the young  brāhmaṇ
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বড়বিপ্রে কছে,—“তুমি না কর সংশয় ।।
ভৌমত্বে কক্স দিব আমি, করিল নিশ্চয় ॥” ২৫ ॥
baḍa-vipra kahe,—“tumi nā kara saṁśaya tomāke kanyā diba āmi, karila niścaya”
SYNONYMS
baḍa-vipra —the older  brāhmaṇa ;  kahe —replies;  tumi —you;  nā —not;  kara —do;  saṁśaya —doubt;  tomāke —to you;  kanyā —the daughter;  diba —shall give;  āmi —I;  karila —made;  niścaya —certainty.