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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.