CHAPTER 7

The Meeting of
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Vallabha Bhatta

The following summary of Chapter Seven is given by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura in
his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya. In this chapter, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s meet-
ing with Vallabha Bhatta is described. There was some joking behavior between
these two personalities, and finally Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu corrected Vallabha
Bhatta and sympathetically accepted an invitation from him. Before this, Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu saw that Vallabha Bhatta was greatly attached to
Gadadhara Pandita. Therefore He acted as if displeased with Gadadhara Pandita.
Later, when Vallabha Bhatta became intimately connected with the Lord, the Lord
advised him to take instructions from Gadadhara Pandita. Thus the Lord expressed
His feelings of love for Gadadhara Pandita.

TEXT 1

CoSMpaticwioasaalecsl SCH |
CUTS AAMANC AACARATACA STE tdi

caitanya-caranambhoja-
makaranda-liho bhaje

yesam prasdda-matrena
pamaro ‘py amaro bhavet

SYNONYMS

caitanya—of $ri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; carana-ambhoja—at the lotus feet;
makaranda—the honey; lihah—unto those engaged in licking; bhaje—I offer my
obeisances; yesém—of whom; prasdda-mdatrena—simply by the mercy;
pamarah—a fallen soul; api—even; amarah—liberated; bhavet—becomes.

TRANSLATION

Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the devotees of Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu. Simply by the causeless mercy of the devotees engaged in lick-
ing honey from His lotus feet, even a fallen soul becomes eternally liberated.
