Text 17] Lord Caitanya Meets Vallabha Bhatta 9

PURPORT

This is a verse written by Bilvamangala Thakura. It is found in the Laghu-
bhagavatamrta (1.5.37).

TEXT 16

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mahaprabhu kahe —“suna, bhatta maha-mati
mayavadi sannydasi ami, na jani krsna-bhakti

SYNONYMS

mahdaprabhu kahe —Sti Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied; suna—please hear; bhat-
ta—My dear Vallabha Bhatta; mahad-mati—learned scholar; mayavadi—in the
Mayavada school; sannyasi—sannydasi; ami—l; na jani—l do not know; krsna-
bhakti—devotional service to Krsna.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, ‘My dear Vallabha Bhatta, you are a
learned scholar. Kindly listen to Me. | am a sannyasi of the Mayavada school.
Therefore | have no chance of knowing what krsna-bhakti is.

TEXT 17

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advaitacarya-gosaéhi — ‘saksat isvara’
tarira sarige Amara mana ha-ila nirmala

SYNONYMS
advaita-acarya-gosafi—Advaita Acarya; saksat isvara—directly the Supreme
Personality of Godhead; tanra sange—by His association; amara—My; mana—
mind; ha-ila—has become; nirmala—purified.

TRANSLATION

“Nevertheless, My mind has become purified because | have associated
with Advaita Acarya, who is directly the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
