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රේ බ Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[[Madhya-lilā, Ch. 6
nadīyā-sambandhe sārvabhauma hṛṣṭa hailā prīta hañā gosāñire kahite lāgilā
SYNONYMS
nadīyā-sambandhe —in connection with Nadīyā;  sārvabhauma —Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya;  hṛṣṭa —pleased;  hailā —became;  prīta hañā —thus being pleased;  gosāñire —unto Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  kahite lāgilā —began to speak.
TRANSLATION
Hearing that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu belonged to the Nadīyā district, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya became very pleased and addressed the Lord as follows.
TEXT 56
‘সহজেই পুজ্ঞা তুমি, আরে ত’ সন্ন্যাস। অতএব হঙ তোমার আমি নিজ-দাস ॥ ৫৬ ॥
‘sahajei pūjya tumi, āre ta’ sannyāsa ataeva haṅ tomāra āmi nija-dāsa’
SYNONYMS
sahajei —naturally;  pūjya —respectable;  tumi —You;  āre —over and above this;  ta’ —certainly;  sannyāsa —the renounced order of life;  ataeva —therefore;  haṅ —am;  tomāra —Your;  āmi —I;  nija-dāsa —personal servant.
TRANSLATION
“You are naturally respectable. Besides, You are a sannyāsī; thus I wish to become Your personal servant.”
PURPORT
A  sannyāsī  is always to be worshiped and offered all kinds of respect by the  gṛhasthas  (householders). Although Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya was older than Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Sārvabhauma respected Him as a  sannyāsī  and as one who had attained the topmost platform of spiritual ecstasy. Thus the Bhaṭṭācārya certainly accepted Him as his master.
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অনি   মহাপ্রভু কৈল শ্রীবিষ্ণু স্মরণ। ভট্টাচার্যে কহে কিছু বিনয় বচন ॥ ৫৭ ॥