CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
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Talks with
Sarbabhouma Battacharya
When Lord Chaitanya met Sarbabhouma Bhattacharya at Jagannath Puri,
Bhattacharya, as the great logician of the day, also wanted to teach Him
Vedanta. Bhattacharya was an elderly man of the age of Lord Chaitanya’s
father, and therefore he took compassion on the young Sannyasi; he requested
that He should learn Vedanta Sutra from him, otherwise it would be difficult
to continue as a:young Sannyasi. When the Lord agreed to learn Vedanta
philosophy from Bhattacharya, he began to teach Him in the temple of
Jagannath. Bhattacharya spoke to the Lord about Vedanta Sutra continually
for seven days, and the Lord silently heard him without speaking a word.
On the eighth day of teaching, Sarbabhouma Bhattacharya enquired from
the Lord, “You are hearing Vedanta Sutra from me for the last week, but
You do not inquire or say anything as to whether I am explaining it nicely.
So I cannot tell whether You understand me or not.”
The Lord replied as follows: “I am a fool, I have no study of Vedanta
Sutra, but you asked Me to hear you, and therefore I am trying to hear you.
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