Bhattacharya Is Converted
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of Godhead. In other words, there are restrictions in accepting foodstuff from different kinds of people, but there are no such restrictions in accepting Prasadam from different kinds of people—neither a restriction as to time, place, or atmosphere. Prasadam is always transcendental, and it can be taken under any condition.
Lord Chaitanya was very much pleased to see that Bhattacharya, who always obeyed rules and regulations, could accept Prasadam without following any such rules and regulations. Being so pleased Himself, Lord Chaitanya embraced Bhattacharya. Both of Them began to dance in transcendental ecstasy. In that ecstasy, Lord Chaitanya explained: “My mission in Jagannath Puri is now fulfilled because I have converted a person like Sarbabhouma Bhattacharya.”
The Lord continued: “I shall be able now to attain Vaikuntha without fail.” The missionary activity of a devotee is to convert one person to become a pure devotee. Then admission to the Spiritual Kingdom is guaranteed. The Lord was so much pleased with Bhattacharya’s philosophy that He began to bless him repeatedly: “Dear Bhattacharya, now you are a completely pure devotee of Lord Krishna, and Krishna is now very much pleased with you. From today you are free from the contamination of this material body, and from today you are free from any entanglement under the spell of material energy. You are now fit to go back to Godhead, back to Home.” He then cited one nice verse from the  Srimad Bhagwatam , Second Canto, Seventh Chapter: “Anyone who takes complete shelter of the Lotus Feet of the Supreme Lord is favored by the Supreme Lord, Who is known as Unlimited. And such a person gets permission to cross over the ocean of nescience. Anyone who is under the misconception that this material body is himself, cannot have appreciation or causeless mercy from the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”
After this incident, Lord Chaitanya returned to His place, and Bhattacharya became a pure devotee without any faults. Since he was formerly an academic scholar, this conversion of Bhattacharya was possible only by the causeless mercy of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. From that day forward he never explained any Vedic literature without an explanation of devotional service. Gopinath Acharya, his brother-in-law, was very much pleased to see the condition of Bhattacharya, and he began to dance in ecstasy, vibrating the transcendental sound,  Hare Krishna ,  Hare Krishna ,  Krishna Krishna ,  Hare Hare/Hare Rama ,  Hare Rama ,  Rama Rama ,  Hare Hare .
The next day, after visiting Jagannath temple early in the morning, Bhattacharya came to the place of Lord Chaitanya and offered his respects by