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Ššri Caitanya-caritāmrta
[[Madhya-lilā Ch 20 ]]
PURPORT
Sanātana Gosvāmī wanted to confirm the fact that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the incarnation of Kṛṣṇa for this age. According to  śāstra , in Kali-yuga the Lord would assume a golden or yellow color and would distribute love of Kṛṣṇa and the  saṅkīrtana  movement. In accordance with  śāstra  and saintly persons, these characteristics were vividly displayed by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and it was therefore clear that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was an incarnation of Kṛṣṇa. He was confirmed by the  śāstras , and His characteristics were accepted by saintly people. Since Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu could not escape Sanātana Gosvāmī’s argument, He remained silent on this point and thereby indirectly accepted Sanātana’s statement. By this we can clearly understand that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was the direct incarnation of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
TEXT 366
প্রভু কহে,—চতুরালি ছাড়, সনাতন।  
 শক্ত্যাবেশাবতারের শুন বিবরণ ॥ ৩৬৬ ॥
prabhu kahe,—caturāli chāḍa, sanātana śaktyāveśāvatārera śuna vivaraṇa
SYNONYMS
prabhu kahe  —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied;  caturāli  —very intelligent argument;  chāḍa  —give up;  sanātana  —O Sanātana;  śakti-āveśa-avatārera  —of the especially empowered incarnations;  śuna  —hear;  vivaraṇa  —the description.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied, ‘‘O Sanātana, you must give up your intelligent tricks. Just try to understand the meaning of the śaktyāveśa-avatāra.
TEXT 367
শম্ভ্যাবৈশাবতার কৃষ্ণের অসংখ্য গণন । দিগ্দেরশন করি মুখ্য মুখ্য জন ॥ ৩৬৭ ॥
śaktyāveśāvatāra kṛṣṇera asaṅkhya gaṇana dig-daraśana kari mukhya mukhya jana
SYNONYMS
śakti-āveśa-avatāra —incarnations especially empowered by the Lord;  krṣṇera —of Lord Krṣṇa;  asaṅkhya gaṇana —unlimited and innumerable;  dik-