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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Ādi 7.56
prabhu hāsi' nimantrana kaila ańgīkāra
sannyāsīre kripā lāgi' e bhańgī tāńhāra
SYNONYMS
prabhu — the Lord; hāsi' — smiling; nimantrana — invitation; kaila — made; ańgīkāra — acceptance; sannyāsīre — unto the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs; kripā — to show them mercy; lāgi' — for the matter of; e — this; bhańgī — gesture; tāńhāra — His.
TRANSLATION
Lord Caitanya smiled and accepted the invitation of the brāhmana. He made this gesture to show His mercy to the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs.
PURPORT
Tapana Miśra and Candraśekhara appealed to the lotus feet of the Lord regarding their grief at the criticism of Him by the sannyāsīs in Benares. Caitanya Mahāprabhu merely smiled, yet He wanted to fulfill the desires of His devotees, and the opportunity came when the brāhmana came to request Him to accept his invitation to be present in the midst of the other sannyāsīs. This coincidence was made possible by the omnipotency of the Lord.
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