Bhattacharya Is Converted 237

devotees at once accept this inconceivable position of the Supreme Lord.
He explained that even great liberated souls like the Kumaras and Sukadeva
Goswami also become attracted to the transcendental qualities of the Supreme
Lord.

Bhattacharya then appreciated the explanation of Lord Chaitanya, and
he concluded that Lord Chaitanya is none other than Krishna Himself. And
he began to deprecate his own position. He related that at first he had con-
sidered Lord Chaitanya as an ordinary human being, and therefore he felt
that he had been offensive to the identity of Lord Chaitanya. He fell down at
the Lotus Feet of Lord Chaitanya, deprecating his own position, and requested
Lord Chaitanya to show His causeless mercy upon him. Lord Chaitanya
appreciated the humbleness of such a great learned scholar. He therefore
exhibited His own Form, first with four hands, and then the six-handed form
called Sadabhuj. Sarbabhouma Bhattacharya then repeatedly fell down on the
Lotus Feet of the Lord and began to pray with various kinds of prayers com-
posed by himself. He was a great scholar undoubtedly, and after receiving
the causeless mercy of the Lord he was empowered to explain the Lord’s
activities in different ways—such as being able to express the benefit of chanting
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/Hare Rama, Hare Rama,
Rama Rama, Hare Hare.

It is said that Sarbabhouma Bhattacharya then composed 100 verses in
appreciation of the Lord’s activities, and those verses are so important that
even Brihashpati, the learned scholar in the heavenly planet, could not compose
such nice verses. The Lord was very much pleased by hearing his composi-
tion of 100 verses, and He embraced Bhattacharya. By His touching, Bhat-
tacharya became overwhelmed with ecstasy, and practically became uncon-
scious. He was crying, sometimes trembling, sometimes shivering, sometimes
perspiring, sometimes dancing, sometimes singing, and in this way he fell at
the Lotus Feet of Lord Chaitanya. His brother-in-law, Gopinath Acharya,
and the devotees of the Lord, were surprised to see the condition of Bhat-
tacharya as he was transformed into a great devotee.

Gopinath Acharya addressed the Lord and began to thank Him: “Sir, it
is by Your grace only that Bhattacharya has been transformed from his stone-
like position into such a devotee.” Lord Chaitanya replied to Gopinath Acharya
that, due to a devotee’s favor upon others, a stonelike man can be transformed
to a mild flower-like devotee. Actually, Gopinath Acharya, the brother-in-
law of Bhattacharya, had sincerely desired that such a scholar as Bhattacharya
should become a devotee of the Lord. He had sincerely desired that the Lord
