8 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 17
tain drives, especially sex desire, even though he be in the company of Caitanya
Mahaprabhu. Such a man will become a victim of women and will fall down even
in the company of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Maya is so strong that
unless one is determined not to fall victim, even the Supreme Personality of God-
head cannot give protection. The Supreme Lord and His representative always
want to give protection, but a person must take advantage of their personal con-
tact. If one thinks that the Supreme Personality of Godhead or His representative
is an ordinary man, he will certainly fall down. Thus Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu did
not want a person like Kala Krsnadasa to accompany Him. He wanted someone
who was determined, who had a peaceful mind and who was not agitated by
ulterior motives.
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NH TCH, — OE WSH-SHI'S |
CUIATS QE Ay, “fas, Aly, HF I se 4
svaripa kahe, —ei balabhadra-bhattacarya
tomate susnigdha bada, pandita, sadhu, arya
SYNONYMS

svaripa kahe—Svariipa Damodara Gosvami said; ei—this; balabhadra-bhat-
tacdrya—Balabhadra Bhattacarya; tomate—unto You; su-snigdha—affectionate;
bada—very; pandita—educated; sddhu—honest; drya—advanced in spiritual
consciousness.

TRANSLATION

Svaripa Damodara then said, ‘‘Here is Balabhadra Bhattacarya, who has
great love for You. He is an honest, learned scholar, and he is advanced in
spiritual consciousness.

PURPORT

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu wanted a new man, not a person like Kala Krsnadasa
who would fall for women. Svarpa Damodara therefore immediately pointed out
a new brahmana named Balabhadra Bhattacarya. Sri Svaripa Damodara Gosvami
had studied this person very thoroughly and had seen that he had great love for
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Not only did he love the Lord, but he was also learned
and honest. He was not duplicitous, and he was advanced in Krsna consciousness.
According to a Bengali proverb, ati bhakti corera laksana: ‘Too much devotion is a
symptom of a thief.” A person who assumes himself to be a great devotee but
mentally is thinking of something else is duplicitous. One who is not duplicitous is
