CC Adi 7.56
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 56
- prabhu hāsi’ nimantraṇa kaila aṅgīkāra
- sannyāsīre kṛpā lāgi’ e bhaṅgī tāṅhāra
SYNONYMS
prabhu — the Lord; hāsi’ — smiling; nimantraṇa — invitation; kaila — made; aṅgīkāra — acceptance; sannyāsīre — unto the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs; kṛpā — to show them mercy; lāgi’ — for the matter of; e — this; bhaṅgī — gesture; tāṅhāra — His.
TRANSLATION
Lord Caitanya smiled and accepted the invitation of the brāhmaṇa. He made this gesture to show His mercy to the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs.
PURPORT
Tapana Miśra and Candraśekhara appealed to the lotus feet of the Lord regarding their grief at the criticism of Him by the sannyāsīs in Benares. Caitanya Mahāprabhu merely smiled, yet He wanted to fulfill the desires of His devotees, and the opportunity came when the brāhmaṇa came to request Him to accept his invitation to be present in the midst of the other sannyāsīs. This coincidence was made possible by the omnipotency of the Lord.