Adi-tila, Chapter 7 43

TRANSLATION

‘My dear Lord, | know that You never mix with other sannyasis, but please be
merciful unto me and accept my invitation.”

PURPORT

An acarya or great personality of the Vaisnava school is very strict in his prin-
ciples, but although he is as hard as a thunderbolt, sometimes he is as soft as a rose.
Thus actually he is independent. He follows all the rules and regulations strictly,
but sometimes he slackens this policy. It was known that Lord Caitanya never
mixed with the Mayavadi sannyasis, yet He conceded to the request of the
brahmana, as stated in the next verse.

TEXT 56

Oy aifay faraat Cre SAMI |
waAcAa SH THs SH Slats i ev 1

prabhu hasi’ nimantrana kaila anigikara
sannyasire krpa lagi’ e bhangi tanhara
SYNONYMS

prabhu—the Lord; hasi’—smiling; nimantrana—invitation ; Raila—made; angikara—
acceptance; sannyasire—unto the Mayavadi sannyasis; krpa—to show them mercy;
lagi’—for the matter of; e—this; bhangi—gesture; tanhara—His.

TRANSLATION
Lord Caitanya smiled and accepted the invitation of the brahmana. He made this
gesture to show His mercy to the Mayavadi sannyasis.
PURPORT

Tapana Misra and Candrasekhara appealed to the lotus feet of the Lord regarding
their grief at the criticism of Him by the sannyasis in Benares. Caitanya Mahaprabhu
merely smiled, yet He wanted to fulfill the desires of His devotees, and the oppor-
tunity came when the brahmana came to request Him to accept his invitation to be
present in the midst of the other sannyasis. This coincidence was made possible by
the omnipotency of the Lord.

TEXT 57

A Fae] HCH AS Ai WA SI’ AA |
Sata Gaara STA NSH Be tt 9
