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The Lord Instructs Śrila Rūpa Gosvāmī
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fastidious position is most prominent. At any rate, this was the case five hundred years ago. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu actually started a revolution against this brahminical system by inaugurating the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mantra . By this chanting, one can be delivered regardless of caste, creed, color or social position. Whoever chants the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mahā-mantra  is immediately purified due to the transcendental position of devotional service. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is here hinting to Vallabha Bhaṭṭācārya that an exalted  brāhmaṇa  who makes sacrifices and follows Vedic principles should not neglect a person who is engaged in devotional service by chanting the holy name of the Lord.
Actually Rūpa Gosvāmī did not belong to a lower caste. He was from a highly aristocratic  brāhmaṇa  family, but due to his association with the Mohammedan Nawab, he was considered fallen and excommunicated from  brāhmaṇa  society. However, due to his advanced devotional service, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted him as a  gosvāmī . Vallabha Bhaṭṭācārya knew all this. One who is a devotee is above caste and creed, yet Vallabha Bhaṭṭācārya felt himself prestigious.
The present head of the Vallabha Bhaṭṭācārya  sampradāya  of Bombay is named Dīkṣita Mahārāja. He is very friendly to our movement, and whenever we meet him, this learned  brāhmaṇa  scholar highly praises the activities of the Hare Kṛṣṇa movement. He is a life member of our Society, and although he is a learned scholar in the brahminical caste tradition, he accepts our Society and considers its members bona fide devotees of Lord Viṣṇu.
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দু'হার মুখে নিরম্ভর কৃষ্ণনাম শুনি’। ভট্ট কহে, প্রভুর কিছু ইঙ্গিত-ভঙ্গী জানি’ ॥ ৭০ ॥
duṅhāra mukhe nirantara kṛṣṇa-nāma śuni’ bhaṭṭa kahe, prabhura kichu iṅgita-bhaṅgī jāni’
SYNONYMS
duṅhāra mukhe —in the mouths of both Rūpa Gosvāmī and his brother Vallabha;  nirantara —continuously;  kṛṣṇa-nāma śuni' —hearing the chanting of the holy name of Kṛṣṇa;  bhaṭṭa kahe —Vallabha Bhaṭṭācārya said;  prabhura —of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  kichu —some;  iṅgita —indications;  bhaṅgī —hints;  jāni' —understanding.
TRANSLATION
Hearing the holy name constantly vibrated by the two brothers, Vallabha Bhaṭṭācārya could understand the hints of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.