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purve bhattera mane eka chila abhimana
’sri-narayana’ hayena svayam-bhagavan
SYNONYMS
purve—before this; bhattera—of Venkata Bhatta; mane—in the mind; eka—one; chila—there was; abhimana—an impression; sri-narayana—the form of the Lord as Narayana; hayena—is; svayam—personally; bhagavan—the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Before this explanation was given by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Venkata Bhatta thought that Sri Narayana was the Supreme Personality of Godhead.