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balabhadra bhattacarya--bhakti adhikari
mathura-gamane prabhura yenho brahmacari
SYNONYMS
ballabhadra bhattacarya—of the name Balabhadra Bhattacarya; bhakti adhikari—bona fide devotee; mathura-gamane—while touring Mathura; prabhura—of the Lord; yenho—who; brahmacari—acted as a brahmacari.
As a bona fide devotee, Balabhadra Bhattacarya, the twenty-third principal associate, acted as the brahmacari of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu when He toured Mathura.
PURPORT
Balabhadra Bhattacarya acted as a brahmacari, or personal assistant of a sannyasi.
A sannyasi is not supposed to cook.
Generally a sannyasi takes prasada at the house of a grhastha, and a brahmacari helps in this connection.
A sannyasi is supposed to be a spiritual master and a brahmacari his disciple.
Balabhadra Bhattacarya acted as a brahmacari for Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu when the Lord toured Mathura and Vrndavana.