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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Madhya-lilā, Ch. 17]
tain drives, especially sex desire, even though he in the company of Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Such a man will become a victim of women and will fall down even in the company of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Māyā is so strong that unless one is determined not to fall victim, even the Supreme Personality of Godhead cannot give protection. The Supreme Lord and His representative always want to give protection, but a person must take advantage of their personal contact. If one thinks that the Supreme Personality of Godhead or His representative is an ordinary man, he will certainly fall down. Thus Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu did not want a person like Kālā Kṛṣṇadāsa to accompany Him. He wanted someone who was determined, who had a peaceful mind and who was not agitated by ulterior motives.
TEXT 15
अक्रप कहे, - এই বলভদ্র-ভট্টাচার্য ।
তোমাতে স্বস্নিধ বড়, পণ্ডিত, সাধু, আর্য ॥ ১৫ ॥
svarūpa kahe, —ei balabhadra-bhaṭṭācārya tomāte susnigdha baḍa, paṇḍita, sādhu, ārya
SYNONYMS
svarūpa kahe —Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī said;  ei —this;  balabhadra-bhaṭṭācārya —Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya;  tomāte —unto You;  su-snigdha —affectionate;  baḍa —very;  paṇḍita —educated;  sādhu —honest;  ārya —advanced in spiritual consciousness.
TRANSLATION
Svarūpa Dāmodara then said, “Here is Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya, who has great love for You. He is an honest, learned scholar, and he is advanced in spiritual consciousness.
PURPORT
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu wanted a new man, not a person like Kālā Kṛṣṇadāsa who would fall for women. Svarūpa Dāmodara therefore immediately pointed out a new  brāhmaṇa  named Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya. Śrī Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī had studied this person very thoroughly and had seen that he had great love for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Not only did he love the Lord, but he was also learned and honest. He was not duplicitous, and he was advanced in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. According to a Bengali proverb,  ati bhakti corera lakṣaṇa : “Too much devotion is a symptom of a thief.” A person who assumes himself to be a great devotee but mentally is thinking of something else is duplicitous. One who is not duplicitous is