80 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 7
nigddha caitanya-lila bujhite ka’ra sakti?
sei bujhe, gauracandre yanra drdha bhakti
SYNONYMS
nigGdha—very deep; caitanya-lila—the pastimes of Lord Caitanya; bujhite—to
understand; ka’ra—of whom, sakti—the power; sei bujhe—he understands;
gauracandre—unto Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yanra—whose; drdha bhakti-
—fixed devotion.
TRANSLATION
The pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu are very deep. Who can under-
stand them? Only one who has firm, deep devotion to His lotus feet.
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dinantare pandita kaila prabhura nimantrana
prabhu tahan bhiksa kaila lafia nija-gana
SYNONYMS
dina-antare—another day; pandita—Gadadhara Pandita; kaila prabhura
nimantrana—invited Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; prabhu—Sri_ Caitanya
Mahaprabhu; tahan—there; bhiksa kaila—took prasada; lafid nija-gana—with His
personal associates.
TRANSLATION
Another day, Gadadhara Pandita invited Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to din-
ner. The Lord took prasada at his home with His personal associates.
PURPORT
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura comments that Lord Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu acted as a very merciful well-wisher toward Vallabha Bhatta by ex-
ternally neglecting him in many ways to purify him of his false pride in being a
learned scholar. The Lord neglected Gadadhara Pandita for a few days because of
his associating with Vallabha Bhatta. Actually He was not at all displeased with
Gadadhara Pandita. Indeed, because Gadadhara Pandita is the personal potency
of Lord Caitanya Mahdaprabhu, there is no chance of the Lord’s being dissatisfied
with him. However, a person who is too attracted to externals cannot understand
