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for a seed of a mango, although this fruit was out of season. When the seed was brought to Him He sowed it in the yard of Śrīnivāsa, and at once a creeper began to grow out of the seed. Within no time this creeper became a full-grown mango tree heavy with more ripened fruits than the devotees could eat. The tree remained in Śrīnivāsa's yard, and from then on the devotees used to take as many mangos from the tree as they wanted.
The Lord had a very high estimation of the affections of the damsels of Vrajabhūmi (Vrṇdāvana) for Kṛṣṇa, and in appreciation of their unalloyed service to the Lord, once Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu chanted the holy names of the  gopīs  (cowherd girls) instead of the names of the Lord. At this time some of His students, who were also disciples, came to see Him, and when they saw that the Lord was chanting the names of the  gopīs , they were astonished. Out of sheer foolishness they asked the Lord why He was chanting the names of the  gopīs  and advised Him to chant the name of Kṛṣṇa. The Lord, who was in ecstasy, was thus disturbed by these foolish students. He chastised them and chased them away. The students were almost the same age as the Lord, and thus they wrongly thought of the Lord as one of their peers. They held a meeting and resolved that they would attack the Lord if He dared to punish them again in such a manner. This incidence provoked some malicious talks about the Lord on the part of the general public.
When the Lord became aware of this, He began to consider the various types of men which are found in society. He noted that especially the students, professors, fruitive workers,  yogīs , nondevotees, and different types of atheists were all opposed to the devotional service of the Lord. "My mission is to deliver all the fallen souls of this age," He thought, "but if they commit offenses against Me, thinking Me to be an ordinary man, they will not benefit. If they are to begin their life of spiritual realization, they must some way or another offer obeisances unto Me." Thus the Lord decided to accept the renounced order of life ( sannyāsa ) because people in general were inclined to offer respects to a  sannyāsī .
Five hundred years ago the condition of society was not as degraded as it is today. At that time people would show respects to a  sannyāsī , and the  sannyāsī  was rigid in following the rules and regulations of the renounced order of life. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was not very much in favor of the renounced order of life in this age of Kali, but that was only for the reason that very few  sannyāsīs  in this age are able to observe the rules and regulations of  sannyāsa  life. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu decided to accept the order and become an ideal  sannyāsī  so that the general populace would show Him respect. One is duty-bound to show respect to a  sannyāsī , for a