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The Residents of Vārānasī Become Vaisnavas
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TRANSLATION
When Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī supported himself by quoting the verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu immediately protested by uttering the holy name of Lord Viṣṇu. The Lord then presented Himself as a most fallen living entity, and He said, “If someone accepts a fallen conditioned soul as Viṣṇu, Bhagavān, or an incarnation, he commits a great offense.”
PURPORT
Although Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, He nonetheless, to teach us a lesson, denied belonging to the Viṣṇu category. Unfortunately, there are many so-called Viṣṇu incarnations in this age of Kali. People do not know that posing oneself as an incarnation is most offensive. People should not accept an ordinary man as an incarnation of God, for this also is a very great offense.
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জীবে ‘বিষ্ণু’ বুদ্ধি দূরে—যেই
jīve ‘viṣṇu’ buddhi dūre—yei brahma-rudra-sama nārāyaṇe māne tāre ‘pāṣaṇḍite’ gaṇana
SYNONYMS
jīve —an ordinary living being;  viṣṇu —as Lord Viṣṇu;  buddhi —acceptance;  dūre —let alone;  yei —anyone who;  brahma-rudra-sama —equal to personalities like Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva;  nārāyaṇe —Lord Nārāyaṇa, Viṣṇu;  māne —accepts;  tāre —such a person;  pāṣaṇḍite gaṇana —is grouped among the  pāṣaṇḍis , atheistic offenders.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued, “To say nothing of ordinary living entities, even Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva cannot be considered on the level of Viṣṇu or Nārāyaṇa. If one considers them as such, he is immediately considered an offender and atheist.
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যস্তু  নারায়ণং দেবং  ব্রহ্মরুদ্রাদি দৈবতৈঃ।।
সমাৰ্চেনৈৰ বীক্ষেত স পামণ্ডী ভৰেদ্ৰিকৰ ৷" ৮০ ॥