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acarya--bhagini-pati, syalaka--bhattacarya
ninda-stuti-hasye siksa kara’na acarya
SYNONYMS
acarya—Gopinatha Acarya; bhagini-pati—sister’s husband; syalaka—wife’s brother; bhattacarya—Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; ninda—sometimes blaspheming; stuti—sometimes by praising; hasye—sometimes by laughing; siksa—instruction; kara’na—causes; acarya—Gopinatha Acarya.
Gopinatha Acarya was the brother-in-law of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; therefore their relationship was very sweet and intimate.
Under the circumstances, Gopinatha Acarya taught him by sometimes blaspheming him, sometimes praising him and sometimes laughing at him.
This had been going on for some time.