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acarya-sambandhe bahye kare prityabhasa

krsna-bhakti vina prabhura na haya ullasa

SYNONYMS

acarya-sambandhe—because he was related with Bhagavan Acarya; bahye—externally; kare—does; priti-abhasa—appearance of pleasure; krsna-bhakti—devotional service to Lord Krsna; vina—without; prabhura—of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; na haya—there is no; ullasa—jubilation.

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu derives no happiness from meeting one who is not a pure devotee of Krsna.

Thus because Gopala Bhattacarya was a Mayavadi scholar, the Lord felt no jubilation in meeting him.

Nevertheless, because Gopala Bhattacarya was related to Bhagavan Acarya, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu feigned pleasure in seeing him.