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prabhu hasi’ nimantrana kaila angikara

sannyasire krpa lagi’ e bhangi tanhara

SYNONYMS

prabhu—the Lord; hasi’-smiling; nimantrana—invitation; kaila—made; angikara—acceptance; sannyasire—unto the Mayavadi sannyasis; krpa—to show them mercy; lagi’-for the matter of; e—this; bhangi—gesture; tanhara—His.

Lord Caitanya smiled and accepted the invitation of the brahmana.

He made this gesture to show His mercy to the Mayavadi sannyasis.

PURPORT

Tapana Misra and Candrasekhara appealed to the lotus feet of the Lord regarding their grief at the criticism of Him by the sannyasis in Benares.

Caitanya Mahaprabhu merely smiled, yet He wanted to fulfill the desires of His devotees, and the opportunity came when the brahmana came to request Him to accept his invitation to be present in the midst of the other sannyasis.

This coincidence was made possible by the omnipotency of the Lord se vipra janena prabhu na ya’na ka’ra ghare

tanhara preranaya tanre atyagraha kare

SYNONYMS

se—that; vipra—brahmana; janena—knew it; prabhu—Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; na—never; ya’na—goes; ka’ra—anyone’s; ghare—house; tanhara—His; preranaya—by inspiration; tanre—unto Him; atyagraha kare—strongly urging to accept the invitation.