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Šrī Caitanva-caritāmrta
[[Madhya-lilā Ch 7]
SYNONYMS
aṅgīkāra kari' —accepting this proposal;  prabhu —Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  tāṅhāra —of him (Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya);  vacana —the request;  tāṅre —unto him;  vidāva dite —to offer farewell;  tāṅre —him;  kaila —did;  āliṅgana —embracing.
TRANSLATION
Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya’s request that He meet Rāmānanda Rāya. Bidding him farewell, the Lord embraced him.
Text 69
“যরে কৃষ্ণ ভজি’ মোরে করিহ আশীর্বাদে । নীলাচলে আসি’ যেন ভোমার প্রসাদে ॥” ৬৯ ॥
“ghare krșna bhaji’ more kariha āśīrvāde nilācale āsi’ yena tomāra prasāde”
SYNONYMS
ghare —at home;  kṛṣṇa —Lord Kṛṣṇa;  bhaji' —worshiping;  more —unto Me;  kariha —do;  āśīrvāde —blessing;  nīlācale —at Jagannātha Purī;  āsi' —retuming;  yena —so that;  tomāra —your;  prasāde —by the mercy.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked the Bhaṭṭācārya’s blessings while he was engaged in the devotional service of Lord Kṛṣṇa at home. The Lord wished to return again to Jagannātha Purī by his mercy.
PURPORT
The word  kariha āśīrvāde  means, “continue to bestow your blessings upon Me.” Being a  sannyāsī , Caitanya Mahāprabhu was on the highest platform of respect and adoration, whereas Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, as a householder, was on the second platform. Therefore a  sannyāsī  is supposed to offer blessings to a  gṛhastha . Now Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu by His practical behavior requested the blessings of a  gṛhastha . This is the special significance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s preaching. He gave equal status to everyone, regardless of material considerations. His movement is thoroughly spiritual. Although apparently a  gṛhastha  (householder), Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya was unlike the so-called  karmīs  interested in sense gratification. After being initiated by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the Bhaṭṭācārya was perfectly situated in the spiritual order; therefore it was quite possible for him to offer blessings even to a  sannyāsī . He was always engaged in the service of the