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Due to King Pratāparudra’s firm determination, Bhaṭṭācārya predicted that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mercy would be there without fail. As confirmed elsewhere in  Caitanya-caritāmṛta  ( Madhya , 19.151),  guru-kṛṣṇa-prasāde pāya bhakti-latā-bīja : “By the mercy of the spiritual master and Kṛṣṇa, one gets the seed of devotional service.” Bhaṭṭācārya was supposed to be the spiritual master of King Pratāparudra, and he gave his blessings to the effect that the Lord would be merciful upon the King. The mercy of the spiritual master and Kṛṣṇa combine to grant success to a devotee engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. This is confirmed by the  Vedas :
yasya deve parā bhaktir 
    yathā deva tathā gurau 
    tasyaite kathitā hy arthāḥ 
    prakāśante mahātmanah
“Only unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master are all the imports of Vedic knowledge automatically revealed.” ( Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad  6.23)
Mahārāja Pratāparudra had firm faith in Bhaṭṭācārya, who declared Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to be the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Having firm faith in Bhaṭṭācārya as his spiritual master, King Pratāparudra immediately accepted Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as the Supreme Lord. Thus he began worshiping Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in his mind. This is the process of devotional service. According to  Bhagavad-gītā  (9.34):
man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī māṁ namaskuru mām evaiṣyasi yuktvaivam ātmānarṁ mat-parāyaṇaḥ
“Engage your mind always in thinking of Me, become My devotee, offer obeisances and worship Me. Being completely absorbed in Me, surely you will come to Me.”
This process is very simple. One need only be firmly convinced by the spiritual master that Krṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. If one decides this, he can make further progress by thinking of Krṣṇa, chanting of Krṣṇa and glorifying Him. There is then no doubt that such a fully surrendered devotee will receive the blessings of Lord Krṣṇa. Śrīla Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya explains this further.
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