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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Ādi 7.54
sakala sannyāsī muņi kainu nimantrana
tumi yadi āisa, pūrna haya mora mana
SYNONYMS
sakala — all; sannyāsī — renouncers; muņi — I; kainu — made; nimantrana — invited; tumi — Your good self; yadi — if; āisa — come; pūrna — fulfillment; haya — becomes; mora — my; mana — mind.
TRANSLATION
"My dear Lord, I have invited all the sannyāsīs of Benares to my home. My desires will be fulfilled if You also accept my invitation."
PURPORT
This brāhmana knew that Caitanya Mahāprabhu was the only Vaishnava sannyāsī in Benares at that time and all the others were Māyāvādīs. It is the duty of a grihastha to sometimes invite sannyāsīs to take food at his home. This grihastha-brāhmana wanted to invite all the sannyāsīs to his house, but he also knew that it would be very difficult to induce Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu to accept such an invitation because the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs would be present. Therefore he fell down at His feet and fervently appealed to the Lord to be compassionate and grant his request. Thus he humbly submitted his desire.
Copyright Š r The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness