338 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 9

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nimantrana—invitation; kaila—did; kariya—offering;
sammana —great respect.

TRANSLATION

One Vaisnava known as Vyenkata Bhatta then invited Sri Caitanya
Mahdprabhu to his home with great respect.

PURPORT

Sri Vyenkata Bhatta was a Vaisnava brahmana and an inhabitant of Sri Ranga-
ksetra. He belonged to the disciplic succession of Sri RamAnujacarya. Sri Ranga is
one of the places of pilgrimage in the province of Tamila-desa. The inhabitants of
that province do not retain the name Vyenkata. It is therefore supposed that
Vyenkata Bhatta did not belong to that province, although he may have been
residing there for a very long time. Vyenkata Bhatta was in a branch of the
Ramanuja-sampradaya known as Badagala-i. He had a brother in the Ramanuja-
sampradaya known as Sripada Prabodhananda Sarasvati. The son of Vyenkata
Bhatta was later known in the Gaudiya-sampradaya as Gopala Bhatta Gosvami,
and he established the Radharamana temple in Vrndavana. More information
about him may be found in a book known as Bhakti-ratndkara (1.100) by
Narahari Cakravarti.

TEXT 83
farr-acg mae CHT ATOR ETA I
CHE GA AL CHA HATH SAE] || o |

nija-ghare lafia kaila pada-praksdlana
sei jala lafia kaila sa-varnse bhaksana

SYNONYMS
nija-ghare—to his own home; lafd—bringing; kaila—did; pada-praksalana—
washing of the feet; sei jala—that water; lafia—taking; kaila—did; sa-vamse—
with all the family members; bhaksana—drinking.

TRANSLATION

Sri Vyenkata Bhatta took Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to his home. After he
washed the Lord’s feet, all the members of his family drank the water.

TEXT 84

fowl satel fag Carat facawar |
bigiiy afer ety, caer Going tvs I
